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Carney complex: the first 20 years.
Current opinion in oncology - 1 Jan 2007
Boikos Sosipatros A, Stratakis Constantine A
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this review is to comment on the current findings on Carney complex, a dominantly inherited disease and a unique multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome. RECENT FINDINGS: Sequencing of the PRKAR1A gene in more than 150 kindreds has revealed a number of pathogenic mutations; in more than 90% of the cases, the sequence change was predicted to lead to a premature stop codon and, thus,...
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