Carney complex

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The Carney complex, also known as NAME syndrome and LAMB syndrome, is a bunch of things that occur together due to some genetic problem.[1] It should not be confused with the Carney triad.

It includes:[2]

NAME and LAMB are acronyms that were proposed later.[2]

Types

Two types exist:

  • Carney complex type 1.[3]
    • PRKAR1A gene.
  • Carney complex type 2.[4]

Acronyms

NAME

NAME:

LAMB

LAMB:

See also

References

  1. Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 135. ISBN 978-0781765275.
  2. 2.0 2.1 URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1097150-overview. Accessed on: 25 May 2011.
  3. Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 160980
  4. Online 'Mendelian Inheritance in Man' (OMIM) 605244
  5. URL: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1119293-overview. Accessed on: 7 January 2011.
  6. URL: http://www.merriam-webster.com/medlineplus/ephelides. Accessed on: 8 February 2012.