PRKACA Somatic Mutations Are Rare Findings in Aldosterone-Producing Adenomas
Author(s) -
Yara Rhayem,
Luis Gustavo PerezRivas,
Anna Dietz,
Kerstin Bathon,
Christian Gebhard,
Anna Riester,
Brigitte Mauracher,
Celso E. Gómez-Sánchez,
Graeme Eisenhofer,
Thomas Schwarzmayr,
Davide Calebiro,
Tim M. Strom,
Martín Reincke,
Felix Beuschlein
Publication year - 2016
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.2016-1700
Subject(s) - endocrinology , medicine , aldosterone , germline mutation , biology , somatic cell , context (archaeology) , mutation , genetics , gene , paleontology
Somatic mutations have been found causative for endocrine autonomy in aldosterone-producing adenomas (APAs). Whereas mutations of PRKACA (catalytic subunit of protein kinase A) have been identified in cortisol-producing adenomas, the presence of PRKACA variants in APAs is unknown, especially in those that display cosecretion of cortisol.
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