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Adult Proinsulinomatosis Associated With a MAFA Germline Mutation as a Rare Cause of Recurrent Hypoglycemia.
Pancreas - 1 Jan 2000
Mintziras Ioannis, Peer Katharina, Goerlach Jannis, Goebel Joachim N, Ramaswamy Annette, Slater Emily P, Kann Peter Herbert, Bartsch Detlef Klaus
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ABSTRACT: Sporadic adult insulinomatosis is an extremely rare clinical condition. Adult proinsulinomatosis has not yet been described. We report the case of a 48-year-old female patient with recurrent hypoglycemia caused by benign proinsulin-secreting pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasias (pNENs) with no history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Initial workup revealed elevated serum proinsulin levels and a...
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