A heritable predisposition to pituitary tumors

A genealogical assessment of heritable predisposition to aneurysms.

OBJECT This study was conducted to investigate the familial and genetic contribution to intracranial, abdominal aortic, and all other types of aneurysms, and to define familial relationships among patients who present with the different aneurysm types. METHODS The authors used a unique Utah resource to perform population-based analysis of the familial nature of aneurysms. The Utah Population ...

Evidence for a heritable predisposition to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

BACKGROUND Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) came to attention in the 1980s, but initial investigations did not find organic causes. Now decades later, the etiology of CFS has yet to be understood, and the role of genetic predisposition in CFS remains controversial. Recent reports of CFS association with the retrovirus xenotropic murine leukemic virus-related virus (XMRV) or other murine leukemia ...

Pituitary tumors: Back to basics

www.PituitaryCongress2003.com The Pituitary Society Officers & Board of Directors President 2002-2003 Shlomo Melmed, Los Angeles, CA, USA President Elect 2003-2004 David Clemmons, Chapel Hill, NC, USA Executive Director Mary Lee Vance, Charlottesville, VA, USA Secretary-Treasurer David L Kleinberg, New York, NY, USA Board of Directors Felipe Casanueva, Santiago de Compostela, Spain David Clemmo...

Pituitary tumors.

Outcome of Transphenoid Surgery for Corticotroph Pituitary Tumors

Background & Importance: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the result of transsphenoid microsurgery for Cushing disease in our center and comparing the results in details with other articles, to achieve the best decision for patients management in future. Case Presentation: Between 1991 to 2015, 50 patients suffering from Cushing disease were operated. Before operation, endocrine t...