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multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (3)
Tclin

2

Tbio

1


GARD Rare
Mondo Description Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2B (MEN2B) syndrome is a rare aggressive form of MEN2 characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma, mucosal ganglioneuroma, and marfanoid habitus.
Uniprot Description Uncommon inherited cancer syndrome characterized by predisposition to MTC and phaeochromocytoma which is associated with marfanoid habitus, mucosal neuromas, skeletal and ophthalmic abnormalities, and ganglioneuromas of the intestine tract. Then the disease progresses rapidly with the development of metastatic MTC and a pheochromocytome in 50% of cases.
Disease Ontology Description An autosomal dominant disease characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma, pheochromocytoma, multiple mucosal neuromas and intestinal ganglioneuromas, and often a marfanoid habitus and other skeletal abnormalities.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0008082:  multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B
GARD:0010225: 
ICD9:258.03: 
MESH:D018814: 
NCIT:C3227: 
Orphanet:247709: 
SCTID:61530001: 
UMLS:C0025269: