Article
Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Molecular Biology and Novel Molecular Therapies
1 Jan 2009
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) arises from neural-crest-derived parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland and accounts for approximately 4% of all thyroid cancers. Up to 25-30% of MTC cases occur as inherited disorders while the remaining cases represent the sporadic form of the disease. In this review, the structure and signalling properties of the RET proto-oncogene in its wild-type and mutant forms, and its...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
