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Novel MEN1 gene mutations in familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jan 1998
Sakurai A, Shirahama S, Fujimori M, Katai M, Itakura Y, Kobayashi S, Amano J, Fukushima Y, Hashizume K
Abstract excerpt
The recent isolation of the gene responsible for multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) has enabled direct genetic diagnosis for people with endocrine tumors and family members of affected patients. Although MEN 1 is rarely recognized in the Japanese population compared to its prevalence in Caucasians, we have previously reported a high prevalence of this disease in a limited area (Nagano Prefecture;...
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