Open AccessAberrant cortisol regulations in bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: a frequent finding in a prospective study of 32 patients with overt or subclinical Cushing's syndrome
Author(s) -
Rossella Libé,
Joël Coste,
Laurence Guignat,
Frédérique Tissier,
Hervé Lefèbvre,
Gaëlle Barrande,
Christiane Ajzenberg,
Igor Tauveron,
Éric Clauser,
B. Dousset,
Xavier Bertagna,
Jérôme Bertherat,
Lionel Groussin
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
european journal of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1479-683X
pISSN - 0804-4643
DOI - 10.1530/eje-10-0195
Subject(s) - medicine , subclinical infection , cushing syndrome , context (archaeology) , endocrinology , somatostatin receptor , endocrine system , adrenocorticotropic hormone , hyperplasia , pathophysiology , somatostatin , hormone , gastroenterology , biology , paleontology
ACTH-independent macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (AIMAH) is a rare and heterogeneous condition characterized by abnormal steroid production. Cortisol secretion can be regulated by aberrant hormone receptors.
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