The genetics of familial glucocorticoid deficiency

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-165

  Clark, Adrian J L ^a   Chan, Li F ^a   Chung, Teng Teng ^a   Metherell, Louise A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH resistance; adrenal failure; melanocortin 2 receptor; neonatal hypoglycaemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 2 RECEPTOR ACCESSORY PROTEIN; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE MODEL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; GLUCOCORTICOSTEROID DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MICE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 2;

EID: 66149179139     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2008.09.006     Document Type: Review

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