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Hyperparathyroid genes: sequences reveal answers and questions.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Jan 2000
Marx Stephen J
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OBJECTIVE: To review hyperparathyroid syndromes and genes. METHODS: Pertinent original studies from the literature are discussed. RESULTS: Six main hyperparathyroid syndromes are recognized; 5 are from germline mutations in 4 genes-CASR, MEN1, RET, and HRPT2. Each hyperparathyroid syndrome was first described around 1965; the main gene for each syndrome was identified about 30 years later. Gene identification...
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