Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The Carney Complex is a multiple endocrine and non endocrine neoplasia mostly due to PRKAR1A mutations. Spectrum of manifestations and genotype-phenotype correlations have been previously described by retrospective studies. A prospective study evaluating the occurrence of the different manifestations was needed to precise the optimum follow-up.Methods: Multi-center national prospective study (Clinical Trials NCT00668291) including 70 patien...

Introduction: Carney Complex (CNC) is a rare genetic syndrome, with multiple endocrine and non-endocrine neoplasia, mostly due to inactivating mutations of the PRKAR1A gene. CNC has a wide spectrum of manifestations : most frequently skin lesions, cardiac myxomas and primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical dysplasia (PPNAD), but also thyroid nodules, schwannomas, breast tumors (mainly myxoid fibroadenomas and ductal adenomas)… The present study was designed to ...