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Familial acromegaly due to aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) gene mutation in a Turkish cohort.
Pituitary - 1 Jun 2014
Niyazoglu Mutlu, Sayitoglu Muge, Firtina Sinem, Hatipoglu Esra, Gazioglu Nurperi, Kadioglu Pinar
Abstract excerpt
Aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein (AIP) is associated with 15-20% of familial isolated pituitary adenomas and 50-80% of cases with AIP mutation exhibit a somatotropinoma. Herein we report clinical characteristics of a large family where AIP R304X variants have been identified. AIP mutation analysis was performed on a large (n = 52) Turkish family across six generations. Sella MRIs of 30 family members...
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