Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is characterized by the occurrence of parathyroid, pancreatic islet and anterior pituitary tumors. Some patients may also develop carcinoid tumors, adrenocortical tumors, facial angiofibromas, collagenomas, and ...
R V Thakker
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 [PDF]
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare autosomal dominant hereditary cancer syndrome presented mostly by tumours of the parathyroids, endocrine pancreas and anterior pituitary, and characterised by a very high penetrance and an equal sex ...
Luzi Ettore +6 more
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Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. [PDF]
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is a rare genetic disease of autosomal dominant inheritance, with an estimated prevalence of 3-20/100 000. Its main feature is neuroendocrine neoplasia in the parathyroid glands, the endocrine pancreas, the duodenum, and the pituitary gland. In this article, we review the diagnostic and therapeutic options for
Manoharan J +5 more
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Gastrinoma in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 [PDF]
Extensive experience from patients with gastrinoma as part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1) syndrome has revealed that MEN 1-gastrinoma patients show important differences from patients with sporadic gastrinoma. These differences comprise clinical, pathological and biochemical features, but are especially pertinent to the therapeutic ...
C B Lamers
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18F-FDOPA PET/CT for neuroendocrine tumors in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 [PDF]
ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 6-18F-fluoro-L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (18F-FDOPA) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in the identification of primary and metastatic NETs in patients with multiple ...
Aisha A. Tepede +12 more
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Genotype-phenotype correlation in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 [PDF]
BACKGROUND Among patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), 80% develop duodenopancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (dpNETs), of whom 15%–25% die of metastasis. There is a need to identify biomarkers to predict aggressive disease.
Charlita C. Worthy +14 more
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Extra-adrenal adrenocortical cancer associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 [PDF]
Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignant tumour arising from the adrenal cortex, with an estimated annual incidence of one to two patients per million. Ectopic ACCs are extremely rare.
Deirdre Green +6 more
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 with neuroglycopenic symptoms with a novel heterozygous MEN1 gene mutation [PDF]
Background Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in the MEN1 gene located on the long arm of chromosome 11. Case presentation.
Xinchen Jiang +4 more
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in childhood and description of a novel variant [PDF]
Objective To describe a case of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 in the pediatric age group and its molecular diagnosis. Case description: An 11-year-old boy began to present generalized tonic-clonic seizures in the presence of hypoglycemia, with ...
Mayara Teixeira Alexandrino Sales +7 more
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Genetic Landscape and Clinical Manifestations of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 in a Korean Cohort: A Multicenter Retrospective Analysis [PDF]
Background Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by tumors in multiple endocrine organs, caused by variants in the MEN1 gene.
Boram Kim +13 more
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