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Molecular implications of RET mutations for pheochromocytoma risk in multiple endocrine neoplasia 2.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Aug 2006
Gujral Taranjit S, Mulligan Lois M
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2) is an inherited cancer syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). The disease has three subtypes, which are distinguished by the presence of additional phenotypes. In particular, pheochromocytoma occurs in approximately 50% of patients with the MEN 2A or MEN 2B subtypes, but is not found in patients with the milder disease subtype, familial MTC (FMTC)....
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