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Proliferation Rates of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 (MEN1)-Associated Tumors

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Abstract

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the combined occurrence of parathyroid and adrenocortical tumors, and neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas and pituitary. The pancreatic NETs are predominantly gastrinomas and insulinomas, and the pituitary NETs are mostly prolactinomas and somatotrophinomas. We postulated that the different types of pancreatic and pituitary NETs may be partly due to differences in their proliferation rates, and we therefore assessed these in MEN1-associated tumors and gonadal tumors that developed in mice deleted for an Men1 allele (Men1(+/-)). To label proliferating cells in vivo, Men1(+/-) and wild-type (Men1(+/+)) mice were given 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine (BrdU) in drinking water from 1-12 wk, and tissue sections were immunostained using anti-BrdU and hormone-specific antibodies. Proliferation in the tumors of Men1(+/-) mice was significantly (P