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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) in Austria.
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift - 15 Apr 2002
Weinhäusel Andreas, Kaserer Klaus, Vierhapper Heinrich, Niederle Bruno, Haas Oskar A
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare cancer predisposition syndrome. It results from the autosomal dominant inheritance of inactivating germ-line mutations of the MEN1 tumor suppressor gene. Mutation carriers are prone to develop tumors, preferentially, of the parathyroid and anterior pituitary glands as well as the enteropancreatic endocrine tissues. Because such tumors also occur without the...
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