RGD uses the Human Disease Ontology (DO, https://disease-ontology.org/) for disease curation across species. RGD automatically downloads each new release of the ontology on a monthly basis. Some additional terms which are required for RGD's curation purposes but are not currently covered in the official version of DO have been added. As corresponding terms are added to DO, these custom terms are retired and the DO terms substituted in existing annotations and subsequently used for curation.
A primary hyperaldosteronism characterized by multiple bilateral adrenocortical nodules that cause a striking enlargement of the adrenal gland and production of an excess of cortisol. (DO)
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Cushing syndrome due to macronodular adrenal hyperplasia; MMAD; massive macronodular adrenocortical disease