Genetic Studies Shed Light on Cushing's Syndrome

(MedPage Today) -- Some cases of corticotropin-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia occur as a result of inactivating mutations in what appears to be a tumor-suppressor gene, a study reported, while another group of researchers found that the disease may be regulated by corticotropin.
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