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Does the RET variant G691S influence the features of sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma?
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2008
Cardot-Bauters C, Leteurtre E, Leclerc L, Vantyghem M-C, Do Cao C, Wemeau J-L, d'Herbomez M, Carnaille B, Barbu V, Pinson S, Pigny P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The RET (rearranged during transfection) proto-oncogene G691S variant is over-represented in the germline of patients with sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (sMTC) vs. normal controls but so far is not associated with any medical or pathological features of the tumour. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of this variant on the age of onset, clinical, biological and pathological features...
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