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Sarah Zaheer Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA

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Kayla Meyer Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Rebecca Easly Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Omar Bayomy Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Janet Leung Section of Endocrinology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

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Andrew W Koefoed Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Mahyar Heydarpour Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Roy Freeman Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Gail K Adler Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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–adrenal activation increase sclerostin. Therefore, the goal of this study was to determine if an infusion of cosyntropin (i.e. adrenocorticotropin hormone(1–24) (ACTH(1–24))), as compared to placebo, increases serum sclerostin levels in healthy men and women within

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Giovanni Fanni Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Petros Katsogiannos Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Bipasha Nandi Jui Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Magnus Sundbom Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Susanne Hetty Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Maria J Pereira Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Jan W Eriksson Department of Medical Sciences, Clinical Diabetes and Metabolism, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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-effects models for differences in hormone levels or AUC OGTT across visits: * P  < 0.05; ** P  < 0.01; *** P  < 0.001. N = 13 (except for glucagon, N = 7). ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; GH, growth hormone; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; GIP, glucose

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Boni Xiang Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Ran Tao Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Xinhua Liu Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Xiaoming Zhu Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Min He Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Zengyi Ma Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Yehong Yang Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Zhaoyun Zhang Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Yiming Li Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Zhenwei Yao Department of Radiology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Yongfei Wang Department of Neurosurgery, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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Hongying Ye Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

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(ACTH)-dependent ( 1 ), and 20% is ACTH-independent. Pituitary corticotroph adenoma (Cushing’s disease (CD)) is the most common cause ( 2 ), followed by primary unilateral adrenal adenomas and ectopic adrenocorticotropic syndrome (EAS). The clinical

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Nathalia G B P Ferreira Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Joao L O Madeira Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Peter Gergics Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Renata Kertsz Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Juliana M Marques Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Nicholas S S Trigueiro Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Anna Flavia Figueredo Benedetti University of Michigan Medical School, Department of Human Genetics, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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Bruna V Azevedo Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Bianca H V Fernandes Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil
Universidade de São Paulo, Zebrafish Facility, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Debora D Bissegatto Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Isabela P Biscotto Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Qing Fang Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Qianyi Ma Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Asye B Ozel Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Jun Li Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Sally A Camper Laboratório de Sequenciamento em Larga Escala (SELA), Faculdade de Medicina FMUSP, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Alexander A L Jorge Unidade de Endocrinologia Genética, Laboratório de Endocrinologia Celular e Molecular LIM25, Disciplina de Endocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Berenice B Mendonça Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Ivo J P Arnhold Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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Luciani R Carvalho Unidade de Endocrinologia do Desenvolvimento, Laboratório de Hormônios e Genética Molecular LIM42, Disciplina de Endocrinologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, Brazil

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committee under the number CAAE 0642812.4.0000.0068 Proband A female patient was born from consanguineous parents and presented with CPHD (growth hormone (GH), thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), prolactin (PRL

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Janko Sattler Adrenal Steroid Group, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany

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Jinwen Tu Adrenal Steroid Group, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Shihani Stoner Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

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Jingbao Li Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience and Biotechnology, Institute of Special Environmental Biophysics, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi, China

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Frank Buttgereit Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany

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Markus J Seibel Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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Hong Zhou Bone Research Program, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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Mark S Cooper Adrenal Steroid Group, ANZAC Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia

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on a joint inflammation intensity scale from 0 to 12 points. Serum assays for corticosterone and adrenocorticotropic hormone Serum samples were collected at 12:00 h, before animals were killed and stored at −80°C until further examination

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Jan W Eriksson Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Reem A Emad Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Martin H Lundqvist Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Niclas Abrahamsson Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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Maria C Kjellsson Department of Pharmacy, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

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(GH) ( 10 ). Cortisol secretion is primarily regulated by adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), which, in turn, is stimulated by corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) via the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis. A major physiological effect of

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Rachel Forfar Centre for Therapeutics Discovery, LifeArc, Accelerator Building, Open Innovation Campus, Stevenage, UK

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Mashal Hussain Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Puneet Khurana Centre for Therapeutics Discovery, LifeArc, Accelerator Building, Open Innovation Campus, Stevenage, UK

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Jennifer Cook Centre for Therapeutics Discovery, LifeArc, Accelerator Building, Open Innovation Campus, Stevenage, UK

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Steve Lewis Centre for Therapeutics Discovery, LifeArc, Accelerator Building, Open Innovation Campus, Stevenage, UK

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Dillon Popat Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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David Jackson Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Debra Taylor Centre for Therapeutics Discovery, LifeArc, Accelerator Building, Open Innovation Campus, Stevenage, UK

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Adrian JL Clark Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Li F Chan Centre for Endocrinology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

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Introduction The melanocortins, comprising the α-, β-, and γ-melanocyte-stimulating hormones (MSHs) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), are a family of peptide hormones cleaved from the prohormone pro-opiomelanocortin that have a diverse

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Amit Kumar Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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Maria Ghosh Department of Biochemistry, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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Jubbin Jagan Jacob Department of Endocrinology, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

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tests and an Acton Prolongatum® (adrenocorticotropic hormone(1–34) (ACTH(1–34)) stimulation test (APST). Inclusion and exclusion criteria Adult patients (≥18 years) with EuVHNa who provided consent were included. Patients were considered to have

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Fidéline Bonnet-Serrano Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Maxime Barat Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Anna Vaczlavik Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Anne Jouinot Inserm U1016-CNRS UMR8104, Paris, France

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Lucas Bouys Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Christelle Laguillier-Morizot Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Corinne Zientek Hormonology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

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Catherine Simonneau Hormonology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

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Etienne Larger Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Laurence Guignat Reference Center for Rare Adrenal Diseases, Endocrinology Department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France

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Lionel Groussin Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Guillaume Assié Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Jean Guibourdenche Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Ioannis Nicolis Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Marie-Claude Menet Institut de Chimie Physique, Université Paris-Saclay-CNRS, UMR8000, Orsay, France

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G-protein coupled membrane receptors, responsible for a cortisol response to non-physiological stimuli ( 8 , 9 , 10 ). The second one is the secretion of an ectopic intra-adrenal adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) by clusters of adrenocortical

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Izabelle Lövgren Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Azadeh Abravan Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Abigail Bryce-Atkinson Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

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Marcel van Herk Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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small-cell lung carcinoma ( 5 ). However, cranial irradiation has previously been identified as a risk factor for endocrinopathy. Radiation damage to the hypothalamus and pituitary gland, which orchestrate hormone release from within the brain, can lead

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