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Genetic, molecular and clinical features of familial isolated pituitary adenomas.
Daly, Adrian; Tichomirowa, M. A.; Beckers, Albert
2009In Hormone Research, 71 (Suppl 2), p. 116-122
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Keywords :
Animals; Genetic Diseases, Inborn/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology; Humans; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics/metabolism; Pituitary Neoplasms/genetics/metabolism/pathology/physiopathology; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/genetics/metabolism
Abstract :
[en] Pituitary adenomas occur in a familial setting in about 5% of all cases, and over half of these are due to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) and Carney's complex (CNC). Non-MEN1/CNC familial pituitary tumours of all tumour phenotypes, known as familial isolated pituitary adenomas (FIPA), were first described in the late 1990s. Clinical features of FIPA differ from those of sporadic pituitary adenomas, as patients with FIPA have a younger age at diagnosis and larger tumours. About 15% of patients with FIPA have mutations in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor-interacting protein gene (AIP), which indicates that FIPA may have a diverse genetic pathophysiology. This article describes the clinical features of FIPA, the tumour pathologies found in this setting and the genetic/molecular data that have recently been reported in FIPA.
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
Daly, Adrian  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Endocrinologie
Tichomirowa, M. A.
Beckers, Albert ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Endocrinologie
Language :
English
Title :
Genetic, molecular and clinical features of familial isolated pituitary adenomas.
Publication date :
2009
Journal title :
Hormone Research
ISSN :
0301-0163
eISSN :
1423-0046
Publisher :
S. Karger, Basel, Switzerland
Volume :
71
Issue :
Suppl 2
Pages :
116-122
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Commentary :
Copyright 2009 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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