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Diagnosis and treatment of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1).
Minerva endocrinologica - 1 Mar 2013
Gaztambide S, Vazquez F, Castaño L
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1; formerly known as Wermer syndrome) is a rare disorder characterized by the combined occurrence of two or more tumors involving parathyroid, pancreatic islets and anterior pituitary glands; some other tumors have also been described. In most cases it is inherited in an autosomic dominant manner but it may occur sporadically. The MEN1 gene (MEN1) is located on chromosome...
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