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Preferred term

childhood multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome  

Definition(s)

  • MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA (MEN) is made of three genetically distinct groups, each involving adenomatous hyperplasia and malignant tumors within several types of endocrine glands. MENs are inherited autosomal dominant traits, especially from abnormal genetic expression. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndrome, Childhood]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-D899VNV7-9

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