Identical twins discordant for Cushing's disease: Case report;Gêmeas idênticas discordantes para a doença de cushing: Relato de caso

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 57, Issue 3 A, 1999, Pages 686-688

  Pinheiro, Marcelo Maia ^a   Liberman, Bernardo ^a   Salgado, Luis Roberto ^a   Goldman, Jayme ^a   Nery, Marcia ^a   Cukiert, Arthur ^a,b  

^a Servico Endocrinol (SE) N   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cushing's disease; Pituitary adenoma; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TWINS;

ADENOMA; CHILD; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 0033182010     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1999000400025     Document Type: Article

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