Myth: Men1 and Men2 are the only genetic causes of Cushing’s FACT: This is a Myth. More current research has explored multiple etiologies of Cushings. It was once thought that heredity had no influence on the development of Cushings Syndrome/Disease and our knowledge was once limited in this sense. Researchers have done more work in terms of exploring genetic factors in the onset of this disease. *~Robin Ess (Cushings educator and advocate) The following causes for Cushings have all been explored: 1. Men 1 2. Men2 3. FIPA 4. CAH/BAH 5. PRKAR1A(protein kinase,cAMP-dependent, regulatory, type I, α gene) medscape.org/viewarticle/564106_2 6.(PDE11A) medscape.org/viewarticle/564106_4 medscape.org/viewarticle/564106_6 7.PRKACA nature/nrendo/journal/v10/n8/pdf/nrendo.2014.89.pdf?WT.ec_id=NRENDO-201408 ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24700472 nature/ng/journal/v46/n6/full/ng.2956.html https://genomeweb/sequencing/exome-sequencing-study-narrows-new-cushings-syndrome-gene-culprit 8.ARMC5 sciencedaily/releases/2014/10/141013090455.htm nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1304603
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