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RET proto-oncogene mutations are restricted to codons 634 and 918 in mainland Chinese families with MEN2A and MEN2B.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Oct 2007
Zhou Yulin, Zhao Yongju, Cui Bin, Gu Liqun, Zhu Shaoxin, Li Jianjun, Liu Jinbo, Yin Ming, Zhao Tieyun, Yin Zhiqiang, Yu Chaoli, Chen Changyou, Wang Liming, Xiao Buyun, Hong Jie, Zhang Yifei, Tang Zhengyi, Wang Shu, Li Xiaoying, Ning Guang
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OBJECTIVE: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is caused by autosomal dominant gain-of-function mutations in the RET proto-oncogene, which includes multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), type 2B (MEN 2B), and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). In this paper we present the phenotype-genotype correlation of 20 unrelated Chinese families with 15 cases of MEN2A and five cases of MEN2B. DESIGN:...
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