Shortness: an unknown phenotype of multiple endocrine  neoplasia type 1.

doi:10.1530/eje-13-0126

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Shortness: an unknown phenotype of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jul 2013

López Caroline L, Langer Peter, Waldmann Jens, Fendrich Volker, Sitter Helmut, Nies Christoph, Bartsch Detlef K

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OBJECTIVE: An observation of shortness among the female participants of a regular screening program in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) patients has raised the question as to whether shortness represents a phenotype characteristic of the disease. METHODS: The body height (cm) of genetically confirmed MEN1 patients at the time of diagnosis was compared with the body height of their unaffected relatives...

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Adult
Analysis of Variance
Body Height
Female
Germ-Line Mutation
Germany
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Parents

Phenotype

Proto-Oncogene Proteins

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