Current status of clinical care for familial endocrine tumor syndromes in Japan

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 757-762

  Sakurai, Akihiro ^a   Uchino, Shinya ^b   Takami, Hiroshi ^c  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Noguchi Thyroid Clin/Hosp Found   (Japan)

^c TEIKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genetic counseling; Genetic test; Multiple endocrine neoplasia; Von Hippel Lindau disease

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE TUMOR; FAMILY; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL SERVICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VON HIPPEL LINDAU DISEASE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; ENDOCRINE GLAND NEOPLASMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENETIC COUNSELING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES; HIPPEL-LINDAU DISEASE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNDROME;

EID: 30844465049     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.52.757     Document Type: Article

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