multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

Also known as MEN1, Multiple Endocrine Adenomatosis, MEN type I, Wermer syndrome, Wermer's syndrome, Mea 1, MEN1 syndrome

autosomal dominant disease that has material basis in a mutation in the MEN1 tumor suppressor gene and is characterized by over active endocrine glands frequently involving tumors of the parathyroid glands, the pituitary gland, and the pancreas