primary adrenal insufficiency
MONDO:0015128Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names primary adrenal insufficiency yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A hormonal disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands fail to release adequate amounts of glucocorticoids (cortisol), mineralocorticoids (aldosterone, 11-deoxycorticosterone), and androgens (dehydroepiandrosterone) to meet physiologic needs, despite release of ACTH from the pituitary.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015128), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
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