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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
Abstract excerpt
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 two patients with hereditary MTC and 81 patients with sporadic MTC attending our institution were evaluated. The...
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