men syndrome types
When they are inherited, they are passed from one generation to the next. There are three main types of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) - MEN 1, MEN 2a and MEN 2b. Each type of MEN is associated with a specific cluster of illnesses. Physicians use the term syndrome when clinical diseases come in groups of three. Each of the three types of MEN syndromes, therefore, have three diseases.