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Mutations of the gene for the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein in pituitary adenomas.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2009
Cazabat Laure, Guillaud-Bataille Marine, Bertherat Jérôme, Raffin-Sanson Marie-Laure
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygous germline mutations in the gene encoding the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) were first described in two Finnish families with pituitary adenomas. The gene is involved in about 15% of familial isolated pituitary adenomas (FIPA), in about 50% of cases of familial acromegaly and in a small proportion of acromegalic patients with sporadic presentation. This review describes the...
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