Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: UNIPROT:P61278 (somatostatin)
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A 42-year-old female with clinical and endocrine indications of Cushing's syndrome, as well as periodic hypertension and increased urinary catecholamines and their metabolites, benefitted from removal of a pheochromocytoma. Adrenocortical hyperplasia was present. Electron microscopy showed catecholamine-type granules in the tumor cells; in addition, immunoreactive ACTH, leu-enkephalin, somatostatin, and serotonin were identified. Such studies were performed for the first time in this unusual condition.
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PMID:Pheochromocytoma producing immunoreactive ACTH with Cushing's syndrome. 609 99