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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia and Hyperparathyroid-Jaw Tumor Syndromes: Clinical Features, Genetics, and Surveillance Recommendations in Childhood.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Jul 2017
Wasserman Jonathan D, Tomlinson Gail E, Druker Harriet, Kamihara Junne, Kohlmann Wendy K, Kratz Christian P, Nathanson Katherine L, Pajtler Kristian W, Parareda Andreu, Rednam Surya P, States Lisa J, Villani Anita, Walsh Michael F, Zelley Kristin, Schiffman Joshua D
Abstract excerpt
Children and adolescents who present with neuroendocrine tumors are at extremely high likelihood of having an underlying germline predisposition for the multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes, including MEN1, MEN2A and MEN2B, MEN4, and hyperparathyroid-jaw tumor (HPT-JT) syndromes. Each of these autosomal dominant syndromes results from a specific germline mutation in unique genes: MEN1 is due to pathogenic...
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