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[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2].
Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego - 1 Apr 2012
Krysiak Robert, Okopień Bogusław
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome (MEN-2) is a rare hereditary cancer syndrome with autosomal dominant trait of inheritance. The most characteristic feature of this syndrome is a complete penetrance of medullary thyroid cancer. On the basis of differences in variable expression of pheochromocytomas, hyperparathyroidism, and other clinical features, MEN-2 is divided into three clinical variants,...
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