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A disease of the PITUITARY GLAND characterized by the excess amount of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE secreted. This leads to hypersecretion of cortisol (HYDROCORTISONE) by the ADRENAL GLANDS resulting in CUSHING SYNDROME. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Cushing's disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Cushing's disease, or a subtype of Cushing's disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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