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Chromosome 10 and RET gene copy number alterations in hereditary and sporadic Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 2 Jan 2012
Ciampi Raffaele, Romei Cristina, Cosci Barbara, Vivaldi Agnese, Bottici Valeria, Renzini Giulia, Ugolini Clara, Tacito Alessia, Basolo Fulvio, Pinchera Aldo, Elisei Rossella
Abstract excerpt
About 30% of hereditary Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC) have been demonstrated to harbour imbalance between mutant and wild-type RET alleles. We studied the RET copy number alterations (RET CNA) in 65 MTC and their correlation with RET mutation and patients' outcome. Fluorescence in situ Hybridization and Real-time PCR revealed RET CNA in 27.7% MTC but only in a variable percentage of cells. In sporadic MTC,...
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