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Mutation and expression analysis of corticotropin-releasing factor 1 receptor in adrenocorticotropin-secreting pituitary adenomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1998
Dieterich K D, Gundelfinger E D, Lüdecke D K, Lehnert H
Abstract excerpt
The present study was designed to investigate a possible role of CRF1 receptors (CRF1-R) in the pathogenesis of Cushing's disease. ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas and nonsecreting pituitary adenomas have been analyzed for mutations in the CRF1-R gene by PCR and sequencing and been compared with the sequences of normal anterior pituitaries. No mutations affecting the CRF1-R protein have been found in all tumors...
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