LOH

Loss of heterozygosity

MEN

Multiple endocrine neoplasia

APUD

Amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation

NSE

Neuronespecific enolase

5-HIAA

5-hydroxyindolaceticacid

EPT

Endocrine pancreatic tumors

CT

Computerized tomography

MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging

RFA

Radiofrequency ablation treatment

GH

Growth hormone

ACTH

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone

TSH

Thyroid stimulating hormone

VHL

Von Hippel Lindau

PP

Pancreatic polypeptide

PYY

Peptide YY

GEP

Gastroenteropancreatic

WDHA

Watery diarrhea hypocalcemia achlorhydria

GHRH

Growth hormone releasing hormone

ECL

Enterochromaffine-like

VIP

Vasoactive intestinal peptide

HTP

Hydroxy tryptophane

PET

Positron emission tomography

Cdk

Cyclin-dependant kinase

TNF

Tumor necrosis factor

IL-1

Interleukin 1

ICE

Interleukin-1 converting factor

FMTC

Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

HCG

Human chorionic gonadotropin

CAG

Chronic atrophic gastritis

TSG

Tumor suppressor gene

APC

Adenomatosis polyposis coli

FCC2

Familial non polyposis type of colonic cancer

PG1

Prostaglandin 1

TGF

Tumor growth factor

EGF

Epithelial growth factor

NGF

Nerve growth factor

PDGF

Platelet derived growth factor

dNTP

2´-deoxynucleoside 5´-triphosphate

dATP

2´-deoxyadenosine 5´-triphosphate

dCTP

2´-deoxycytosine 5´-triphosphate

dGTP

2´-deoxyguanine 5´-triphosphate

dTTP

2´-deoxytyrosine 5´-triphosphate

RNAse

ribonucleotidacidase

FAL

Fractional allelic loss