Endocrine lesions in familial multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN, MEA) syndromes:
Are usually inherited as autosomal recessive
May be involved in the pathogenesis of multiple gastric ulcers

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a component of MEN I

Are autoimmune in origin
Are less commonly bilateral/multiple than those occuring in a sporadic setting
Endocrinology MCQ Answer 73
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