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Molecular biologic methods and findings have had a major impact in clinical endocrinology. As a result, new concepts of hormone action have developed, major disease mechanisms have been defined, and new diagnostic strategies and therapies have been made possible. This chapter will summarize this rapidly evolving field with particular emphasis on clinical understanding and the application of molecular biologic techniques to clinical endocrine diagnosis. As a result of the pace of development, this chapter and any review will necessarily be selective, and will provide at best a window into a rapid and dynamically evolving area of clinical interest and increasing molecular understanding.
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Bower, B.F., Malchoff, C.D. (1997). Molecular Mechanisms of Endocrine Disorders. In: Coleman, W.B., Tsongalis, G.J. (eds) Molecular Diagnostics. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2588-9_12
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