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Common ancestral mutation in the MEN1 gene is likely responsible for the prolactinoma variant of MEN1 (MEN1Burin) in four kindreds from Newfoundland.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1998
Olufemi S E, Green J S, Manickam P, Guru S C, Agarwal S K, Kester M B, Dong Q, Burns A L, Spiegel A M, Marx S J, Collins F S, Chandrasekharappa S C
Abstract excerpt
Familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder with affected individuals developing parathyroid, gastrointestinal (GI) endocrine, and anterior pituitary tumors. Four large kindreds from the Burin peninsula/Fortune Bay area of Newfoundland with prominent features of prolactinomas, carcinoids, and parathyroid tumors (referred to as MEN1Burin) have been described, and they show...
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