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Identified: the gene behind an unusual form of Cushing’s Syndrome

UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE (CRCHUM) A team of scientists in Montreal and Paris has succeeded in identifying the gene responsible for the development of a food-dependent form of Cushing’s Syndrome, a rare disease affecting both adrenal glands. In their study published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Dr. Isabelle Bourdeau and Dr. Peter Kamenicky identify in...