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Cys611Ser mutation in RET proto-oncogene in a kindred with medullary thyroid carcinoma and Hirschsprung's disease.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 May 2003
Nishikawa Mikiko, Murakumo Yoshiki, Imai Tsuneo, Kawai Kumi, Nagaya Masahiro, Funahashi Hiroomi, Nakao Akimasa, Takahashi Masahide
Abstract excerpt
Germline mutations in the RET proto-oncogene are responsible for the development of human hereditary diseases, including multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A and 2B, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), and Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). It has been reported that some families developed both MEN 2A/FMTC and HSCR, in which a mutation in a cysteine residue at codon 609, 618, or 620 in the RET gene was...
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