Pituitary Macroadenoma in a 5-Year-Old: An Early Expression of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1<sup>1</sup>

A. Stratakis, Constantine; H. Schussheim, Debra; M. Freedman, Samuel; F. Keil, Margaret; Pack, Svetlana; Agarwal, Sunita; C. Skarulis, Monica; J. Weil, Robert; A. Lubensky, Irina; Zhuang, Zhengping; H. Oldfield, Edward; J. Marx, Stephen

doi:10.1210/jcem.85.12.7064

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Pituitary Macroadenoma in a 5-Year-Old: An Early Expression of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 11

Published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism • Dec 1, 2000

Authors:

Constantine A. Stratakis

Debra H. Schussheim

Samuel M. Freedman

Abstract

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) is associated with parathyroid, enteropancreatic, pituitary, and other tumors. The MEN1 gene, a tumor suppressor, is located on chromosome 11. Affected individuals inherit a mutated MEN1 allele, and tumorigenesis in specific tissues follows inactivation of...

Subject

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

Endocrine system

Expression (computer science)

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