Identification of recurrent USP48 and BRAF mutations in Cushing’s disease

Identification of recurrent USP48 and BRAF mutations in Cushing’s disease

In this study the authors report USP48 and BRAF are frequently mutated in USP8 wild-type corticotroph adenomas, and cause Cushing’s disease mainly through promoting the promoter activity of POMC. Inhibition of BRAF may be a promising therapeutic strategy for the treatment of patients with BRAF-mutat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jianhua Chen, Xuemin Jian, Siyu Deng, Zengyi Ma, Xuefei Shou, Yue Shen, Qilin Zhang, Zhijian Song, Zhiqiang Li, Hong Peng, Cheng Peng, Min Chen, Cheng Luo, Dan Zhao, Zhao Ye, Ming Shen, Yichao Zhang, Juan Zhou, Aamir Fahira, Yongfei Wang, Shiqi Li, Zhaoyun Zhang, Hongying Ye, Yiming Li, Jiawei Shen, Hong Chen, Feng Tang, Zhenwei Yao, Zhifeng Shi, Chunjui Chen, Lu Xie, Ye Wang, Chaowei Fu, Ying Mao, Liangfu Zhou, Daming Gao, Hai Yan, Yao Zhao, Chuanxin Huang, Yongyong Shi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05275-5

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05275-5

Similar Items