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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 were identical until puberty. The first twin underwent puberty normally; the second, however, suffered an early pubertal...
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