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multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)


    autosomal dominant syndromes (occ. sporadic)
  • APUD (amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation) system
  • probable neural crest origin

type 1
three P's: pituitary, parathyroid, pancreas
Wermer syndrome

type 2
medullary thyroid, "medullary adrenal" (pheo), parathyroid
Sipple syndrome

type 3
marfanoid ("type 2-B")


Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD  -  2 February 1995
Last updated:  1 October 2013


 

Related CHORUS documents:
MEN-1 (Wermer) syndrome
MEN-2 (Sipple) syndrome
MEN-3 (Schimke, marfanoid) syndrome
ascariasis
Marfan syndrome
pheochromocytoma

 

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