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SUBMITTER: Salpea P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3943598 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecular and cellular endocrinology 20130905 1-2
Endocrine neoplasia syndromes feature a wide spectrum of benign and malignant tumors of endocrine and non-endocrine organs associated with other clinical manifestations. This study outlines the main clinical features, genetic basis, and molecular mechanisms behind two multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes that share quite a bit of similarities, but one can be inherited whereas the other is always sporadic, Carney complex (CNC) and McCune-Albright (MAS), respectively. Spotty skin pigmentation, c ...[more]