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New pathways in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas

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Acromegaly is caused by a growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma. Mutations in the AIP gene predispose patients to young-onset pituitary adenomas that are resistant to somatostatin analogue therapy. Chalal et al. describe a potential mechanism by which AIP modulates responsiveness to somatostatin analogues and identify PLAGL1 as a potential modulator of therapeutic activity.

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The authors wish to thank the Melvin Burkhardt Chair in Neurosurgical Oncology and the Karen Colina Wilson Research endowment in the Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor and Neuro-Oncology Center at the Cleveland Clinic.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard,, Houston, 77030, TX, USA

    Nicholas F. Marko

  2. The Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, 44195, OH, USA

    Robert J. Weil

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Marko, N., Weil, R. New pathways in the pathogenesis of pituitary adenomas. Nat Rev Endocrinol 8, 572–573 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2012.143

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