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Recently, the CHEK2 gene has emerged as a potential pituitary tumour predisposition gene.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To present a rare case of a patient with a pituitary somatotrophinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) associated with a likely pathogenic CHEK2 germline mutation, suggesting a novel MEN1-like phenotype.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a detailed clinical, biochemical, radiological, and genetic evaluation of a 38-year-old woman presenting with features of acromegaly and PHPT. Genetic testing for known MEN1 syndrome-associated genes and broader pituitary tumour predisposition genes was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The patient presented with features of acromegaly of 3 years duration and a collagenoma. Laboratory evaluation revealed an elevated IGF-1. Biochemical and imaging studies also revealed PTH-dependent hypercalcaemia and bilateral inferior parathyroid adenomas. Genetic testing for a panel of genes causing hypercalcaemia \u2013 including MEN1 and CDKN1B \u2013 was negative; however, a pathogenic nonsense variant in CHEK2 (c.232C&amp;gt;T; p.(Gln78Ter); gnomAD frequency: 0.0006%) was detected with exome sequencing. The patient underwent transsphenoidal resection of the pituitary tumour followed by gamma-knife radiosurgery and received long-acting octreotide every four weeks. Parathyroidectomy was performed 1.5 years later.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This is the first reported case of a CHEK2 germline mutation associated with somatotrophinoma, PHPT, and collagenoma, mimicking the clinical MEN1 syndrome. These findings expand the spectrum of possible CHEK2-associated neoplasia and highlight the need to consider CHEK2 as a possible candidate gene in patients with MEN1-like syndromes when common mutations have been excluded.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1530\/eo-25-0100","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,29]],"date-time":"2026-07-29T15:00:31Z","timestamp":1785337231000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1530\/crossmarkpolicy-15","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["<i>CHEK2<\/i>\n                    germline gene variant in a patient with a somatotrophinoma and primary hyperparathyroidism: a novel MEN1-like syndrome?"],"prefix":"10.1530","volume":"6","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5110-334X","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Durairaj","family":"Arjunan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Endocrinology, PGIMER 1 , ,","place":["Chandigarh, 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