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Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Character...

Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Character...

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8392476

Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Characterization of a Novel USP8 Gene Variant

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Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Characterization of a Novel USP8 Gene Variant

Publisher

Basel: MDPI AG

Journal title

Cancers, 2021-08, Vol.13 (16), p.4022

Language

English

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Basel: MDPI AG

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Contents

Cushing’s Disease (CD) is a rare condition characterized by an overproduction of ACTH by an ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor, resulting in an excess of cortisol release by the adrenal glands. Somatic mutations in the deubiquitinases USP8 and USP48, and in BRAF genes, have been reported in a subset of patients affected by CD. The aim of this study was...

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Full title

Genetic Profiling of a Cohort of Italian Patients with ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Tumors and Characterization of a Novel USP8 Gene Variant

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8392476

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_8392476

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ISSN

2072-6694

E-ISSN

2072-6694

DOI

10.3390/cancers13164022

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