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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm Associated with a Familial MAX Deletion.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Nov 2020
Petignot Sandrine, Daly Adrian F, Castermans Emilie, Korpershoek Esther, Scagnol Irène, Beckers Pablo, Dideberg Vinciane, Rohmer Vincent, Bours Vincent, Beckers Albert
Abstract excerpt
Most pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNEN) occur sporadically but they can also occur as part of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). MAX was originally described as an inherited pheochromocytoma-paraganglioma risk gene, but also has recently been implicated in pituitary tumorigenesis. Here we describe the first case of a pNEN associated with an inherited MAX gene deletion in a family with endocrine...
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