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Multiple endocrine neoplasia: the Chilean experience.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2012
Diaz René E, Wohllk Nelson
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 1 and 2 are genetic diseases that are inherited as autosomal traits. The major clinical manifestations of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 include the so-called "3 P's": parathyroid, pituitary, and pancreatic tumors, including gastroenteroneuroendocrine tumors. Genetic testing can be performed on patients and the potential carriers of the menin gene mutation, but the...
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