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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1
(redirected from Wermer Syndrome)

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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1)
An inherited condition marked by multiple malignancies of the pituitary gland, parathyroid gland, and islet cells of the pancreas. About half of MEN-1 patients with pancreatic islet cell tumors will have gastrinomas, gastrin-producing tumors that lead to ulcer disease.
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Causes Causes of this pathology remain unknown, although some genetic factors could play an important role, especially in patients who have a family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN I) or Wermer syndrome.
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It is sometimes called familial multiple endocrine adenomatosis type 1 or Wermer syndrome, after one of the first doctors to recognize it.
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