Familial Mahvash disease with metastatic pancreatic NET and MEN1 mutations.

Journal: Endocrine-Related Cancer
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Abstract

Homozygous pathogenic glucagon receptor (GCGR) mutations cause a syndrome with pancreatic glucagon cell hyperplasia and neoplasia (GCHN) and hyperglucagonemia without a glucagonoma syndrome named Mahvash disease. The disease follows an autosomal recessive course and is an exceptionally rare hereditary pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour (panNET) syndrome, with only seven cases documented in the literature. The study aims to elucidate the genotype-phenotype correlation in Mahvash disease and panNET development. Clinical features, molecular profile, pancreatic pathology, and follow-up were studied in detail in six of the 11 family members. The patients' medical records were reviewed up until November 2024. Eight family members were positive for the likely pathogenic GCGR c.455C