PATHOGENESIS OF PITUITARY CUSHINGS-SYNDROME - PITUITARY VERSUS HYPOTHALAMIC

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BILLER, BMK [1 ]
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[1] HARVARD UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT MED, BOSTON, MA USA
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10.1016/S0889-8529(18)30083-5
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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There has been a long-standing controversy as to whether Cushing's disease is caused by hypothalamic dysregulation or by a primary pituitary defect. There have been data supporting both concepts. Recent molecular biology techniques have confirmed, however, that coricotroph adenomas are monoclonal, supporting a genetic defect at the level of the pituitary as the cause of the disorder in most cases.
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