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[Hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma--genotype-phenotype characterization].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 26 Sept 2003
Frank-Raue K, Heimbach C, Rondot S, Usadel K-H, Meng W, Varma C, Fuchs-Hammoser R, Höppner W, Schulze E, Raue F
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is caused by germline mutations of the RET proto-oncogene. A genotype - phenotype correlation has been established, showing clustering of mutations in exons 10 and 11 in classical MEN 2 A syndrome, in exon 16 codon 918 in MEN 2 B syndrome and in exons 13-15 in familial MTC. A line of evidence suggested that the development and the...
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