Glucagonoma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Parminder Dhingra, M.D. [2]

Overview

There are no established causes for glucagonoma. Mostly, glucagonomas are sporadic but 20% are associated with the MEN1 syndrome.

Causes

There are no established causes for glucagonoma. Mostly, glucagonomas are sporadic but 20% are associated with the MEN1 syndrome.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ Lévy-Bohbot N, Merle C, Goudet P, Delemer B, Calender A, Jolly D, Thiéfin G, Cadiot G (2004). “Prevalence, characteristics and prognosis of MEN 1-associated glucagonomas, VIPomas, and somatostatinomas: study from the GTE (Groupe des Tumeurs Endocrines) registry”. Gastroenterol. Clin. Biol. 28 (11): 1075–81. PMID 15657529.
↑ Glucagonoma. U.S. National Library of Medicine. https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000326.htm

Overview