[News in diagnostics and therapy of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1]. / Novinky v diagnostice a lécbe MEN1.

MEN1 syndrome is an autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutation in the men in gene located on the 11th chromosome. It is a rare disorder with incidence of 1 : 30 000. It involves functional or cancerous diseases of parathyroid glands, hypophysis, endocrine pancreas, adrenal glands, or other tumors. The diagnosis of MEN1 is suspected if at least 2 components of this multiple tumor syndrome occur simultaneously. The increase in diagnostic precision enables detection of MEN1 in its early stages. Currently, the most frequently discussed topics include the use of biomarkers for diagnostics and new approaches in surgical treatment of MEN1.