Crh Stimulation Test in Evaluation of Patients with Cushing's Syndrome

Boyd, Aubrey E.

Abstract

This study will test the hypothesis that CRH testing and inferior petrosal sinus sampling are now the most accurate means of establishing the etiology of Cushing's syndrome and lateralizing small basophilic adenomas of the pituitary causing Cushing's disease.

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• Type: General Clinical Research Centers Program (M01)
• Project #: 5M01RR000350-25
• Application #: 3865000
• Support Year: 25
• Fiscal Year: 1991

Institution

• Name: Baylor College of Medicine
• DUNS #: 074615394
• City: Houston
• State: TX
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 77030

Publications

Kempen, John H; Sugar, Elizabeth A; Varma, Rohit et al. (2014) Risk of cataract among subjects with acquired immune deficiency syndrome free of ocular opportunistic infections. Ophthalmology 121:2317-24

Kozak, Igor; Vaidya, Vijay; Van Natta, Mark L et al. (2014) The prevalence and incidence of epiretinal membranes in eyes with inactive extramacular CMV retinitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 55:4304-12

Tumova, Eva; Sun, Wensheng; Jones, Peter H et al. (2013) The impact of rapid weight loss on oxidative stress markers and the expression of the metabolic syndrome in obese individuals. J Obes 2013:729515

Jabs, Douglas A; Ahuja, Alka; Van Natta, Mark et al. (2013) Comparison of treatment regimens for cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. Ophthalmology 120:1262-70

Gangaputra, Sapna; Drye, Lea; Vaidya, Vijay et al. (2013) Non-cytomegalovirus ocular opportunistic infections in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Am J Ophthalmol 155:206-212.e5

Kempen, John H; Sugar, Elizabeth A; Lyon, Alice T et al. (2012) Risk of cataract in persons with cytomegalovirus retinitis and the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Ophthalmology 119:2343-50

Gangaputra, Sapna; Kalyani, Partho S; Fawzi, Amani A et al. (2012) Retinal vessel caliber among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: relationships with disease-associated factors and mortality. Am J Ophthalmol 153:434-444.e1

Kalyani, Partho S; Fawzi, Amani A; Gangaputra, Sapna et al. (2012) Retinal vessel caliber among people with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: relationships with visual function. Am J Ophthalmol 153:428-433.e1

Sezgin, Efe; van Natta, Mark L; Ahuja, Alka et al. (2011) Association of host genetic risk factors with the course of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Am J Ophthalmol 151:999-1006.e4

Holbrook, Janet T; Colvin, Ryan; van Natta, Mark L et al. (2011) Evaluation of the United States public health service guidelines for discontinuation of anticytomegalovirus therapy after immune recovery in patients with cytomegalovirus retinitis. Am J Ophthalmol 152:628-637.e1