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Brief Title: Prevalence of Pituitary Incidentaloma in Relatives of Patients With Pituitary Adenoma
Official Title: Prevalence of Pituitary Incidentaloma in Relatives of Patients With Pituitary Adenoma
Study ID: NCT00598949
Brief Summary: The purpose of the study is to determine genetic links among blood-relatives and between spouses of patients with pituitary tumors.
Detailed Description: The purpose of the family study is to investigate the genetic basis for the development of pituitary tumors by assessing the prevalence of pituitary tumors in relatives of probands with the disease as compared to the prevalence in unrelated spouses sharing a similar environment.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Pituitary Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
Name: Vivian Bonert, MD
Affiliation: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR