Endocrine Abstracts

Background: There is uncertainty as to whether glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) polymorphisms play a role in the development of glucocorticoid-related side-effects in individuals receiving hydrocortisone replacement for Addison’s disease.Method: One-hundred-and-forty-seven Addison’s patients were age, gender, ethnicity and body mass index (BMI) matched with 147 control subjects. Genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for th...