Ept7, a quantitative trait locus that controls estrogen-induced pituitary lactotroph hyperplasia in rat, is orthologous to a locus in humans that has been associated with numerous cancer types and common diseases.
Pituitary adenoma is a common intracranial neoplasm that is observed in approximately 10% of unselected individuals at autopsy. Prolactin-producing adenomas, i.e., prolactinomas, comprise approximately 50% of all pituitary adenomas and represent the most common class of pituitary tumor. Multiple obs...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6160183?pdf=render |