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The RET polymorphic allele S836S is associated with early metastatic disease in patients with hereditary or sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Siqueira Débora R, Romitti Mírian, da Rocha Andreia P, Ceolin Lucieli, Meotti Camila, Estivalet Aline, Puñales Marcia K, Maia Ana Luiza
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The possible role of RET variants in modifying the natural course of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is still a matter of debate. Here, we investigate whether the RET variants L769L, S836S, and G691S/S904S influence disease presentation in hereditary or sporadic MTC patients. One hundred and tw...
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