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Update on the treatment of pituitary adenomas: familial and genetic considerations.
Acta clinica Belgica - 1 Jan 2000
Daly A F, Beckers A
Abstract excerpt
Clinically-relevant pituitary adenomas occur with a prevalence of approximately 1 per 1000 population in Belgium. Pituitary adenomas that occur in families are likely to have an important genetic pathophysiological basis. Currently about 5% of all pituitary adenoma cases have a family history of pituitary adenomas, classically due to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) and Carney complex (CNC). Over the...
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