Analysis of BCLI, N363S and ER22/23EK Polymorphisms of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Gene in Adrenal Incidentalomas.

Patients with adrenal incidentalomas (AI) may experience detrimental consequences due to a minimal cortisol excess sustained by adrenal adenoma. SNPs of the glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) modulate individual sensitivity to glucocorticoids and may interfere with the clinical presentation.To com...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Reimondo, Iacopo Chiodini, Soraya Puglisi, Anna Pia, Valentina Morelli, Darko Kastelan, Salvatore Cannavo, Paola Berchialla, Daniela Giachino, Paola Perotti, Alessandra Cuccurullo, Piero Paccotti, Paolo Beck-Peccoz, Mario De Marchi, Massimo Terzolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5029814?pdf=render