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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and the RET protooncogene: from bedside to bench to bedside.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 9 Mar 2006
Machens Andreas, Dralle Henning
Abstract excerpt
Although the initial characterization of the various MEN-2 associated phenotypes (familial medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A and 2B) evolved at the bedside, it was at the bench where the underlying RET (REarranged during Transfection) germline mutations were identified. Molecular information has revolutionized our understanding and continues to transform the clinical management of this...
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