Causes of Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes and incidence - Multiple endocrine neoplasia
• Causes and incidence - Pheochromocytoma

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

MEN usually results from autosomal dominant inheritance. It affects males twice as often as females and may occur at any time from adolescence to old age, but is rare in children.There’s no racial predilection.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Pheochromocytoma: Causes and incidence
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

A pheochromocytoma may result from an inherited autosomal dominant trait. According to some estimates, about 0.5% of newly diagnosed patients with hypertension have pheochromocytoma. While this tumor is usually benign, it may be malignant in as many as 10% of these patients. It affects all races and both sexes, occurring primarily between ages 30 and 40.

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

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