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Parathyroid tumor development involves deregulation of homeobox genes.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Mar 2008
Shen H-C Jennifer, Rosen Jennifer E, Yang Lauren M, Savage Sharon A, Burns A Lee, Mateo Carmen M, Agarwal Sunita K, Chandrasekharappa Settara C, Spiegel Allen M, Collins Francis S, Marx Stephen J, Libutti Steven K
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant syndrome caused by mutations in the MEN1 tumor suppressor gene. Loss of the functional second copy of the MEN1 gene causes individuals to develop multiple endocrine tumors, primarily affecting the parathyroid, pituitary, and panc...
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