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The gene for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: recent findings.
Bone - 1 Jul 1999
Marx S J, Agarwal S K, Heppner C, Kim Y S, Kester M B, Goldsmith P K, Skarulis M C, Spiegel A M, Burns A L, Debelenko L V, Zhuang Z, Lubensky I A, Liotta L A, Emmert-Buck M R, Guru S C, Manickam P, Crabtree J S, Collins F S, Chandrasekharappa S C
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MENI) is a promising model to understand endocrine and other tumors. Its most common endocrine expressions are tumors of parathyroids, entero-pancreatic neuro-endocrine tissue, and anterior pituitary. Recently, collagenomas and multiple angiofibromas of the dermis also have been recognized as very common. MEN1 can be characterized from different perspectives: (a) as a hormone...
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