For those of us living with pituitary and adrenal disease, the genetic and molecular information in tumors can help clarify an uncertain diagnosis, suggest whether an existing therapy is likely to work, and increasingly, point toward treatments designed specifically for the biology involved.
The latest WAPO Blogs and Vlogs series features professor Márta Korbonits, from the Barts and London School of Medicine at Queen Mary University of London. Dr Korbonits is a world renowned authority in the genetics
Reading about each of these famous giants prompted me to dig a bit more to see if there was anything new to report on the genetics of pituitary adenomas. Here’s the latest.
From Jorge D Faccinetti – cofounder. From the National Institutes of Health – (NIH), US National Library of Medicine, comes the “Genetics Home Reference; Your Guide to Understanding Genetic Conditions”. This is an outstanding resource to help
From Jorge D. Faccinetti – co-founder – The Journal Pituitary published an article on the genetic background of acromegaly. The Authors, Mônica R. Gadelha, Leandro Kasuki and Márta Korbonits provide a great summary of current knowledge in the genetics of this disease. Read
An acromegaly story all the way from Patagonia, Argentina From J D Faccinetti – Pituitary World News co-founder – Carol Mackie Passera (Passera is her married name) is my second cousin. Our maternal grandmothers were
From Linda M. Rio, PWN contributor and mental health professional – In recent years, it has been more and more recognized that medical illnesses, procedures, interventions, and personal encounters can sometimes be experienced as traumatic,
We’re delighted to share this article by Dr. Jennifer Perkins on genetics and pituitary disease, a subject of great interest to our community. If you follow our work, you know we’ve published extensively on this
Explore the link between pituitary disorders and mental health—what to watch for and how to support better care.
From JD Faccinetti, co-founder and chief editor – I like to ramble, so here it goes. I was musing about how unique and essential this little gland is—the size of a pea, the pituitary runs almost
Mankind has pursued many, many mysteries and challenges, some of which still remain unearthed and unsolved…
The ongoing debates and nomenclature change and reclassification are apparently over, and adenomas are now referred to as Pit-Net’s (pituitary neuroendocrine tumors). Is this good, bad, or indifferent?