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[Characterization of RET proto-oncogene C634Y mutation in a Moroccan family with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A].
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Mar 2006
Benazzouz B, Chraïbi A, Doghmi Y, El Bacha S, Boutayeb S, Kadiri A, Hilal L
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare cancer which originates from the calcitonin producing "C" cells of thyroid gland. It presents in as isolated form or as part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2). The familial form of MTC which frequency remains underestimated, account for 25 to 40% of all MTC presentations. All hereditary forms are transmitted in an autosomal dominant manner and are due...
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