Somatic MEN1 gene mutation does not contribute significantly to sporadic pituitary tumorigenesis

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 573-576

  Poncin, Jacques ^a   Stevenaert, Achille ^a   Beckers, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 11Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADENOMA; CRYOPRESERVATION; GENETIC SCREENING; HUMANS; LOSS OF HETEROZYGOSITY; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA TYPE 1; MUTATION; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC;

EID: 0033051303     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400573     Document Type: Article

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