Apparent cortisone reductase deficiency: A unique form of hypercortisolism

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 3855-3860

  Phillipov, George ^a   Palermo, Mario ^b,c   Shackleton, Cedric H L ^c,d  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OAKLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA(OR 20BETA) HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; HYDROCORTISONE; MINERALOCORTICOID; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CUSHING DISEASE; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; ENZYME GLYCOSYLATION; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERCORTISOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

11-BETA-HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; ADULT; ANDROGENS; CORTISONE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASES; LIVER; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 0029797770     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.11.3855     Document Type: Article

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