Multiple endocrine neoplasias
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John E. Phay; Jeffrey F. Moley; Terry C. Lairmore
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Article
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2000
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN 1), and the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes (MEN 2A, MEN 2B,) encompass a wide range of endocrine problems, but arise from only two genes: the MEN 1 tumor suppressor gene and the RET proto-oncogene. MEN 1 is characterized by parathyroid hyperpla