Addison’s disease is an autoimmune condition — affecting about one in 100,000 people — in which the body attacks its organs, specifically the adrenal glands.

What causes Addison’s disease? Addison’s disease may be caused by a disorder of the adrenal glands (primary adrenal insufficiency). The disease may also be caused if the pituitary gland stops ...

One famous person diagnosed with the disease was President John F. Kennedy, according to multiple sources such as PBS, History Channel and the New York Times. Symptoms of Addison’s disease ...

“Addison's Disease is the most common cause of ‘primary adrenal insufficiency’, or failure of the adrenal glands, but there can be other causes,” explains Monro who, at 76 has now been ...

Familial Addison's disease has been reported with congenital hypoplasia of the adrenal glands, 9–11 congenital absence of the pituitary gland, 14 spastic paraplegia and cerebral gliosis (Addison ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Addisons disease therapeutics market is poised to grow by USD 247.90 million during 2021-2025 progressing at a CAGR of almost 5% during the forecast period. Worried ...

Addison's affects between one and three people per 100,000 in the U.S., according to National Adrenal Diseases Foundation executive director Melanie Wong, who was diagnosed with the disease at age 29.

Eriksson, D., et al. (2021) GWAS for autoimmune Addison’s disease identifies multiple risk loci and highlights AIRE in disease susceptibility.

The causes of the disease aren't known, and large genetic studies have been difficult to conduct because Addison's is so rare. For example, only about 1 in 100,000 people in Sweden develop it each ...

AuthorsLouisRavreby, M.D., and Wilbur H.Sawyer, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published July 22, 1948 N Engl J Med 1948;239: 110 - 113 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM194807222390402 VOL. 239NO. 4 Notes ...