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A novel <i>de novo</i> germ‐line V292M mutation in the extracellular region of RET in a patient with phaeochromocytoma and medullary thyroid carcinoma: functional characterization
18 Dec 2009
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CONTEXT: In multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN), rearranged during transfection (RET), gene testing has been extensively exploited to characterize tumour aggressiveness and optimize the diagnostic and clinical management. OBJECTIVE: To report the underlying genetic alterations in an unusual case of MEN type 2 (MEN-2A). DESIGN AND PATIENT: Occult medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) was diagnosed in a 44-year-old man...
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