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A new germline point mutation in Ret exon 8 (cys515ser) in a family with medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 2008
Fazioli Francesca, Piccinini Gina, Appolloni Gloria, Bacchiocchi Roberta, Palmonella Gioia, Recchioni Rina, Pierpaoli Elisa, Silvetti Francesca, Scarpelli Marina, Bruglia Matteo, Melillo Rosa Marina, Santoro Massimo, Boscaro Marco, Taccaliti Augusto
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A novel Cys-Ser Ret germline point mutation in a 58-year-old woman with bilateral medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) prompted us to perform genetic analysis of the family and evaluate the biological consequences of such a mutation. METHODS: Ret analysis by direct sequencing was perform...
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