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Primary Hyperparathyroidism in MEN2 Syndromes.
Recent results in cancer research. Fortschritte der Krebsforschung. Progres dans les recherches sur le cancer - 1 Jan 2015
Alevizaki Maria, Saltiki Katerina
Abstract excerpt
One of the components of trethe classical form of MEN2 syndromes is primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). It occurs in 20-30% of the typical MEN2A syndrome. The prevalence is more rare in gene carriers as these frequently have familial MTC only. PHP is diagnosed more frequently in association with the exon 11, codon 634 mutation of the ret gene-so there is phenotype/genotype correlation. The clinical manifestations...
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