title: Familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 Mutation of a tumor suppressor gene.
abstract: Familial multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (FMENI) is caused by mutation of a gene on the long arm of chromosome 11. Inactivation of both alleles at this locus in one cell is thought to cause loss of growth inhibition and development of a monoclonal tumor.
authors.affiliation: Mineral Metabolism Section, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Marx