A mouse model of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1, develops multiple endocrine tumors
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A mouse model of multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1, develops multiple endocrine tumors.
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant cancer syndrome, characterized primarily by multiple tumors in the parathyroid glands, endocrine pancreas, and anterior pituitary. Other tumors, including gastrinoma, carcinoid, adrenal cortical tumors, angiofibroma, collagenoma, and lipoma, also occur in some patients. Individuals with MEN1 almost always have loss-of-function ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0027-8424,1091-6490
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.98.3.1118