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DOI: 10.20945/2359-3997000000236
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the morphological and functional characteristics of primary macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PMAH) nodules carrying or not carrying ARMC5 mutations and the consequences of the presence of mutations in terms of the pattern of macronodule composition and functional state. Subjects and methods The analyses were performed by hematoxylin-eosin staining, immunohistochemistry, microdissection of spongiocyte tissue and RT-qPCR of histological sections from 16 patients diagnosed with PMAH with germline (5) or germline/somatic mutations (5) and without mutations (6) in the […]
Keywords: aberrant G protein-coupled receptors; Adrenal hyperplasia; ARMC5; Cushing’s syndrome; ectopic ACTH; steroidogenic enzymes