Thymic carcinoid in multiple endocrine neoplasia 1: genotype-phenotype correlation and prevention.

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Thymic carcinoid is a rare multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1)-associated tumour that is a major cause of death in MEN1 patients. Here, we describe a previously unreported MEN1 family in which two siblings presented with malignant thymic carcinoids. All six siblings share a novel nonsense mutation Q395X on exon 8 of the MEN1 gene. The index patient developed a thymic carcinoid despite an earlier...

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