GCG, glucagon, 2641

N. diseases: 441; N. variants: 10
Disease: Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma ×
Source: ALL
Disease Score gda Association Type Type Original DB Sentence supporting the association PMID PMID Year
CUI: C4551683
Disease: Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma
Adrenal Gland Pheochromocytoma 		0.010 Biomarker disease BEFREE Collectively, these findings indicate that human pheochromocytomas, but not adrenal medulla, express glucagon receptors and possess a marked secretory response to glucagon, thereby providing the rationale to explain the specificity of the glucagon provocative test in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. 11311729 2001