Article
Estimation of risk of inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma in apparent sporadic patients.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Mar 2001
Wiench M, Wygoda Z, Gubala E, Wloch J, Lisowska K, Krassowski J, Scieglinska D, Fiszer-Kierzkowska A, Lange D, Kula D, Zeman M, Roskosz J, Kukulska A, Krawczyk Z, Jarzab B
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The study was undertaken to evaluate the frequency of inherited medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) among patients with apparent sporadic disease. A stepwise algorithm was used depending on clinical indices and the age of patient at MTC diagnosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: One hundred sixteen patients with MTC verified by postoperative pathologic examination were subjected to genetic analysis of RET exons 10,...
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