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A 35-year-old woman has come to her physician with chief complaint of elevated blood pressure up to 180/100 mm Hg. She currently does not take any medication. During the physical examination, her blood pressure is 140/80 mm Hg, heart rate is 65/min. and temperature is 36.8°C) She has a ''moon face'', hirsutism, centripetal obesity, and striae on the skin with atrophy over the abdomen and thighs. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this patient's condition?