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Clinical phenotypes and molecular genetic mechanisms of Carney complex.
The Lancet. Oncology - 1 Jul 2005
Wilkes David, McDermott Deborah A, Basson Craig T
Abstract excerpt
Carney complex is a familial multiple neoplasia disorder with characteristic features such as cardiac and cutaneous myxomas and spotty pigmentation of the skin. Clinical genetic analyses have shown that Carney complex is transmitted in an autosomal dominant way and can present with a wide array of other tumours, such as psammomatous melanotic schwannoma, testicular Sertoli-cell tumours, and pituitary adenomas....
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