Clinical and genetic analysis of primary bilateral adrenal diseases (micro- and macronodular disease) leading to Cushing syndrome

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 30, Issue 6-7, 1998, Pages 456-463

  Stratakis, C A ^a,b   Kirschner, L S ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Carney Complex; Genetics; Massive Macronodular Adrenocortical Disease (MMAD); MEN 1; Primary Pigmented Adrenocortical Disease (PPNAD); Tumors

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CUSHING SYNDROME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERADRENOCORTICISM; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME DELINEATION;

EID: 0031748315     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978914     Document Type: Article

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