Table 1 Clinical and phenotypic features of patients with Cushing’s disease
From: Identification of recurrent USP48 and BRAF mutations in Cushing’s disease
Characteristics | Wild-type (n = 55) | BRAF V600E (n = 15) | P value | USP48 mutation (n = 21) | P value |
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Gender | |||||
Male | 16 | 4 | 0.856a | 3 | 0.187a |
Female | 39 | 11 | 18 | ||
Age at diagnosis | |||||
Median | 36 | 36 | 0.769b | 41 | 0.5b |
Interquartile range | 27–46 | 26–46 | 26.5–49.5 | ||
Clinical course | |||||
Median | 36 | 24 | 0.438b | 12 | 0.06b |
Interquartile range | 12–84 | 8–60 | 3.5–48 | ||
Diameter (mm) | |||||
Median | 10 | 7.5 | 0.502b | 8.5 | 0.437b |
Interquartile range | 5–22 | 3.5–22 | 6.4–10 | ||
Midnight plasma corticotropin (ACTH) (pg/ml) | |||||
Median | 60.4 | 140.5 | 0.023b | 48.45 | 0.307b |
Interquartile range | 49.05–107.47 | 82.15–220.04 | 31.57–92.63 | ||
Midnight serum cortisol (μg/dl) | |||||
Median | 17.5 | 23.82 | 0.007b | 17.7 | 0.673b |
Interquartile range | 14.34–28.05 | 21.82–39.10 | 13.74–33.88 | ||
Urinary free cortisol (μg/24 h) | |||||
Median | 510.97 | 488.94 | 0.936b | 415.66 | 0.505b |
Interquartile range | 273.69–1133.15 | 405.37–1116.78 | 215.28–894.86 | ||
Invasiveness | |||||
Yes | 13 | 2 | 0.546a | 4 | 0.816a |
No | 39 | 10 | 14 | ||
Immediate postoperative biochemical remission (%) | |||||
Yes | 24 | 6 | 0.951a | 13 | 0.328a |
No | 25 | 6 | 8 | ||
Postoperative recurrence (%) | |||||
Yes | 2 | 1 | 0.937a | 0 | 0.224a |
No | 9 | 4 | 8 |