Context: Germline mutations in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein gene (AIP) have been identified in young patients (age %30 years old) with sporadic pituitary macroadenomas. Otherwise, there are few data concerning the prevalence of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) mutations in such a population. Objective: We assessed the prevalence of both AIP and MEN1 genetic abnormalities (mutations and large gene deletions) in young patients (age %30 years old) diagnosed with sporadic and isolated macroadenoma, without hypercalcemia and/or MEN1-associated lesions. Design: The entire coding sequences of AIP and MEN1 were screened for mutations. In cases of negative sequencing screening, multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification was performed for the detection of large genetic deletions. Patients and settings: One hundred and seventy-four patients from endocrinology departments of 15 French University Hospital Centers were eligible for this study. Results: Twenty-one out of 174 (12%) patients had AIP (nZ15, 8.6%) or MEN1 (nZ6, 3.4%) mutations. In pediatric patients (age %18 years old), AIP/MEN1 mutation frequency reached nearly 22% (nZ10/46). AIPmut and MEN1mut were identified in 8/79 (10.1%) and 1/79 (1.2%) somatotropinoma patients respectively; they each accounted for 4/74 (5.4%) prolactinoma (PRL) patients with mutations. Half of those patients (nZ3/6) with gigantism displayed mutations in AIP. Interestingly, 4/12 (33%) patients with non-secreting adenomas bore either AIP or MEN1 mutations, whereas none of the eight corticotroph adenomas or the single thyrotropinoma case had mutations. No large gene deletions were observed in sequencing-negative patients. Conclusion: Mutations in MEN1 can be of significance in young patients with sporadic isolated pituitary macroadenomas, particularly PRL, and together with AIP, we suggest genetic analysis of MEN1 in such a population.
This 3-year study shows that lanreotide Autogel is effective in controlling GH/IGF-1 hypersecretion and is well tolerated during long-term treatment of patients with acromegaly.
Nine acromegalic patients (five females and four males), mean age 50 +/- 4 years, presented macroadenomas (N = 7), microadenoma (N = 1) or normal computed tomography scans (N = 1). Patients were treated with continuous subcutaneous infusion of octreotide (range 200-600 micrograms/day). Following a washout period of 7 days, the patients were injected im with 30 mg slow-release lanreotide every 10 days for the first month and then twice monthly. In case of elevated growth hormone (GH) levels at 3 months, the patients were injected every 10 days for the next three months. Plasma GH and insulin-like growth factor I (IGH-I) decreased in all patients during octreotide treatment. After 6 months of octreotide treatment, seven patients were considered as well controlled (mean 8 h GH < 5 micrograms/l, IGF-I normal) whereas in two patients the mean 8-h GH and/or IGF-I levels remained increased. Serum GH and IGH-I increased after octreotide withdrawal. In one patient, serum GH and IGF-I increased during slow-release lanreotide administration and injections were stopped after 45 days. After 3 months of lanreotide, three patients were well controlled while in five patients GH or IGF-I levels were not normalized. At 6 months, five patients were injected twice monthly and three patients had one injection every 10 days. Six patients were well controlled and in two patients the mean 8-h GH level remained increased. The pituitary tumor volume decreased by 20-30% in two patients during octreotide, as well as in one other during slow-release lanreotide therapy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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