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Molecular Analysis of the RET Proto-Oncogene Key Exons in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Comprehensive Study of the Iranian Population
10 Feb 2011
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BACKGROUND: Germ-line mutations of RET proto-oncogene are the known cause of hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), which account for approximately 25% of all MTC cases and occur as multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes. Here, we present the first comprehensive genetic screening and analysis of MTC among Iranian families. METHODS: A total of 55 patients with MTC (male to female ratio=1:1.6; average...
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