Endocrine System and Syndromes

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NOTE: This article is based on research that utilizes the sources cited here as well as the collective experience of the Lab Tests Online Editorial Review Board. This article is periodically reviewed by the Editorial Board and may be updated as a result of the review. Any new sources cited will be added to the list and distinguished from the original sources used.

Sources Used in Current Review

(© 2008). The Endocrine System: Diseases & Conditions, Overviews. The Hormone Foundation [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.hormone.org/public/conditions.cfm through http://www.hormone.org. Accessed 1/18/09.

(Reviewed November 2005). Principles of Endocrinology. Merck Manual of Healthcare Professionals [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec12/ch150/ch150a.html through http://www.merck.com/mmpe. Accessed 1/18/09.

Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods. 21st ed. McPherson RA and Pincus MR, eds. Philadelphia: 2007, Pp. 326-358.

Sources Used in Previous Reviews

Thomas, Clayton L., Editor (1997). Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA [18th Edition].

Pagana, Kathleen D. & Pagana, Timothy J. (2001). Mosby’s Diagnostic and Laboratory Test Reference 5th Edition: Mosby, Inc., Saint Louis, MO.

(2005 September 30). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Genetics Home Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=multipleendocrineneoplasiatype1 through http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov.

(2005 September 30). Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. Genetics Home Reference [On-line information]. Available online at http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition=multipleendocrineneoplasiatype2 through http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov.

(2004 August, Updated). Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. NIDDK, NIH Publication No. 02-3048 [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/endo/pubs/men1/men1.htm through http://www.niddk.nih.gov.

(©1995-2005) Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes. Merck Manual – Second Home Edition [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec13/ch167/ch167a.html through http://www.merck.com.

Mrotek, J., and Chase, C. [Henwood, M. and Annaswamy, R., Editors] (2005 January, Review). Endo 101, The Endocrine System, Hormones, and Glands. The Hormone Foundation [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.hormone.org/endo101/endo101_2.html through http://www.hormone.org.

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1. GeneReviews [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.genetests.org.

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2. GeneReviews [On-line information]. Available online at http://www.genetests.org.

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