Familial vasopressin-sensitive ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (VPs-AIMAH): clinical studies of three kindreds

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 883-891

  Gagliardi, Lucia ^a,b   Hotu, Cheri ^c   Casey, Graeme ^d   Braund, Wilton J ^e   Ling, King Hwa ^b,d,f   Dodd, Thomas ^a   Manavis, James ^d   Devitt, Peter G ^a   Cutfield, Richard ^g   Rudzki, Zbigniew ^d   Scott, Hamish S ^b,d,f   Torpy, David J ^a,b,f  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c Greenlane Clinical Centre   (Netherlands)

^d SA Pathology ^*  (Australia)

^e FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^f HANSON INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^g NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENAL TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIBLING;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ADULT; AGED; CUSHING SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; RECEPTORS, VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66149179265     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03471.x     Document Type: Article

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