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Should aip gene screening be recommended in family members of FIPA patients with R16H variant?
Pituitary - 1 Jun 2013
Zatelli Maria Chiara, Torre Maria Luisa, Rossi Rachele, Ragonese Marta, Trimarchi Francesco, degli Uberti Ettore, Cannavò Salvatore
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations of aryl-hydrocarbon-receptor interacting protein (AIP) are associated with pituitary adenoma predisposition. They occur in 20 % of familial isolated pituitary adenoma (FIPA) and in about 3-5 % of sporadic pituitary adenomas, especially in early onset somatotropinomas and prolactinomas. Our aim was to evaluate the clinical and genetic features of a large Italian FIPA family, where an AIP variant...
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