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POLYENDOCRINE ADENOMATOSIS [1 record]

Record 1 2019-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Diseases
  • Endocrine System and Metabolism
  • Genetics
DEF

A group of rare diseases caused by genetic defects that lead to hyperplasia and hyperfunction of two or more components of the endocrine system.

OBS

Three separate types [of MEN] have been distinguished, named multiple endocrine neoplasia type I, type II, and type III.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies humaines
  • Systèmes endocrinien et métabolique
  • Génétique
DEF

[Syndrome qui] correspond à 3 maladies familiales génétiquement différentes impliquant une hyperplasie adénomateuse et des tumeurs malignes de plusieurs glandes endocrines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Enfermedades humanas
  • Sistemas endocrino y metabólico
  • Genética
DEF

Cáncer del sistema endocrino.

CONT

[...] que lo pueden desarrollar aquellas personas que presentan niveles elevados de calcitonina en sangre. Otras variantes de neoplasia endocrina múltiple son el carcinoma de células de islote del páncreas y el cáncer de las glándulas paratiroideas.

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