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Rare Causes of Primary Adrenal Insufficiency: Genetic and Clinical Characterization of a Large Nationwide Cohort
Author(s) -
Tülay Güran,
Federica Buonocore,
Nurçin Saka,
Mehmet Nuri Özbek,
Zehra Aycan,
Abdullah Bereket,
Firdevs Baş,
Şükran Darcan,
Aysun Bıdecı,
Ayla Güven,
Korcan Demir,
Ayşehan Akıncı,
Muammer Büyükinan,
Banu Küçükemre Aydın,
Serap Turan,
Sebahat Yılmaz Ağladıoğlu,
Zeynep Atay,
Zehra Yavaş Abalı,
Ömer Tarım,
Gönül Çatlı,
Bilgin Yüksel,
Teoman Akçay,
Metin Yıldız,
Samim Özen,
Esra Döğer,
Hüseyin Demirbilek,
Ahmet Uçar,
Emregül Işık,
Bayram Özhan,
Semih Bolu,
İlker Tolga Özgen,
Jenifer P. Suntharalingham,
John C. Achermann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2015-3250
Subject(s) - etiology , congenital adrenal hyperplasia , medicine , adrenal insufficiency , pediatrics , cohort , genetic counseling , primary adrenal insufficiency , genetics , biology
Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a life-threatening condition that is often due to monogenic causes in children. Although congenital adrenal hyperplasia occurs commonly, several other important molecular causes have been reported, often with overlapping clinical and biochemical features. The relative prevalence of these conditions is not known, but making a specific diagnosis can have important implications for management.

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