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MEN1 gene and its mutations: basic and clinical implications.
Cancer science - 1 Feb 2009
Tsukada Toshihiko, Nagamura Yuko, Ohkura Naganari
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous germline mutations of the tumor-suppressor gene MEN1 are responsible for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), a dominantly inherited familial cancer syndrome characterized by pituitary, parathyroid, and enteropancreatic tumors. Various mutations have been identified throughout the entire gene region in patients with MEN1 and related disorders. Neither mutation hot spot nor phenotype–genotype...
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