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55th Annual ESPE

Paris, France
10 Sep 2016 - 12 Sep 2016

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Plenary Lectures

Recent stories on the genetics of adrenal hyperfunction and tumors

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Recent Advances in the Genetics of Adrenal Hyperfunction and Tumours

Bertherat Jerome

There is a variety of unilateral adrenocortical tumors (ACT) and bilateral nodular adrenal hyperplasias that can be responsible for CushingÂ’ syndrome. Before puberty the most frequent are adrenocortical cancer (ACC) or micronodular adrenocortical hyperplasia (MiAH). The most classic form of MiAH is primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical dysplasia (PPNAD), diagnosed in more than two-third of Carney Complex patients. In adults adrenocortical adenomas (ACA) and primary bil...