Endocrine Abstracts

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the occurrence of anterior pituitary, pancreatic islet and parathyroid tumours. Mice (Men1+/−) deleted for an MEN1 allele develop these tumours. The MEN1 gene encodes a 610 amino acid protein that has been reported to upregulate caspase 8 expression and promote apoptosis. To characterize the functional effects of menin loss in vivo, we asse...