Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To delineate the genetic and phenotypic features of Carney complex in a family with multiple cases of primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD). METHODS: Detailed clinical, laboratory, genetic, radiologic, and pathologic findings are presented, and the pertinent literature is reviewed. RESULTS: CONCLUSION: We describe a novel mutation in the PRKAR1A gene in a family with Carney complex and multiple members with PPNAD. PPNAD should be suspected in cases of ACTH-independent Cushing syndrome, and screening for Carney complex and its complications is recommended in all cases of PPNAD, including first-degree relatives.
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Authors | Marcia C Peck, Brendan C Visser, Jeffrey A Norton, Lezlee Pasche, Laurence Katznelson |
Journal | Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
(Endocr Pract)
2010 Mar-Apr
Vol. 16
Issue 2
Pg. 198-204
ISSN: 1934-2403 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19833579
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit
- PRKAR1A protein, human
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adrenal Cortex Diseases
(genetics)
- Carney Complex
- Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase RIalpha Subunit
(genetics)
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
(genetics)
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Pigmentation Disorders
(genetics)
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