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Genetic testing by cancer site: endocrine system.
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Pilarski Robert, Nagy Rebecca
Abstract excerpt
Numerous hereditary syndromes, caused by mutations in multiple tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, can cause tumors in organs of the endocrine system. The primary syndromes (and genes) addressed here include multiple endocrine neoplasia types 1 and 2 (MEN1 and RET genes), Cowden syndrome (PTEN), hereditary pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma syndromes (multiple genes), and von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL). Clinical...
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