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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type iia: report of a family with a study of three generations in qatar.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 1 Jan 2000
Zirie M, Mohammed I, El-Emadi M, Haider A
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OBJECTIVE: To study the pattern of multiple endocrine neoplasia type IIA (MEN IIA) and describe the clinical features and results of genetic testing and treatment in 21 members of the first reported family with MEN IIA in Qatar. METHODS: After identification of the proband, we screened all her family members (21 members) with genetic testing for the RET proto-oncogene mutation. Those subjects with the mutation...
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