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Multiple endocrine neoplasias.
Seminars in surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2000
Phay J E, Moley J F, Lairmore T C
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), and the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes (MEN 2A, MEN 2B, and familial non-MEN medullary thyroid carcinoma [FMTC]) encompass a wide range of endocrine problems, but arise from only two genes: the MEN 1 tumor suppressor gene and the RET proto-oncogene. MEN 1 is characterized by parathyroid hyperplasia, pancreaticoduodenal neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), and...
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