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Frequency of familial pituitary adenoma syndromes among patients with functioning pituitary adenomas in a reference outpatient clinic.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Dec 2017
Marques N V, Kasuki L, Coelho M C, Lima C H A, Wildemberg L E, Gadelha M R
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INTRODUCTION: Pituitary adenomas (PA) occur mainly as sporadic disease, but familial syndromes are found in approximately 5% of cases. Identification of these syndromes is important in order to diagnose individuals at risk at an earlier stage. AIMS: To evaluate the frequency of familial PA in a reference outpatient clinic devoted to PA treatment and to identify family members suspected to have pituitary disease....
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