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Diagnosis by serendipity: Cushing syndrome attributable to cortisol-producing adrenal adenoma as the initial manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 due to a rare splicing site MEN1 gene mutation.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Jan 2000
Alzahrani Ali S, Al-Khaldi Nojoud, Shi Yufei, Al-Rijjal Roua A, Zou Minjing, Baitei Essa Y, Amin Tarek
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OBJECTIVE: To report a case that highlights the potential for Cushing syndrome to be the first manifestation of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) syndrome and to describe the rare underlying genetic mutation and the heterogeneous manifestations of the syndrome within the same family. METHODS: We present a case report including biochemical and radiologic findings, review family data, and discuss the...
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