Prolactinoma presenting in identical twins with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

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Prolactinoma presenting in identical twins with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 1996

Flanagan D E, Armitage M, Clein G P, Thakker R V

Abstract excerpt

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type one (MEN 1) is characterized by tumours of the parathyroid glands, pancreatic islet cells and the anterior pituitary and follows an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance. We report identical twins born to a family known to have the MEN 1 syndrome. The twins w...

Topics

Adolescent
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Diseases in Twins
Genotype
Humans
Male
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1
Mutation
Pedigree
Phenotype
Pheochromocytoma
Prolactinoma
Puberty

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