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MEN1 gene mutation analysis in Italian patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2000
Morelli A, Falchetti A, Martineti V, Becherini L, Mark M, Friedman E, Brandi M L
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is a familial syndrome characterized by parathyroid, enteropancreatic and pituitary tumors. The gene responsible for this syndrome is localized at chromosomal 11q13 region and DNA markers from this region cosegregate with the disease. The recent identification of the MEN1 gene, encoding for a protein termed menin of 610 amino acids, allowed mutational screening to be...
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