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Clinical and genetic characteristics in patients under 30 years with sporadic pituitary adenomas.
European journal of endocrinology - 27 Aug 2021
Martínez de LaPiscina Idoia, Portillo Najera Nancy, Rica Itxaso, Gaztambide Sonia, Webb Susan M, Santos Alicia, Moure Maria Dolores, Paja Fano Miguel, Hernandez Maria Isabel, Chueca-Guindelain Maria Jesús, Hernández-Ramírez Laura Cristina, Soto Alfonso, Valdés Nuria, Castaño Luis
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Pituitary adenomas (PA) are rare in young patients, and additional studies are needed to fully understand their pathogenesis in this population. We describe the clinical and genetic characteristics of apparently sporadic PA in a cohort of young patients. DESIGN: Clinical and molecular analysis of 235 patients (age ≤ 30 years) with PA. Clinicians from several Spanish and Chilean hospitals provided data....
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