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Molecular mechanisms of RET receptor-mediated oncogenesis in multiple endocrine neoplasia 2.
Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) - 1 Jan 2012
Wagner Simona M, Zhu ShuJun, Nicolescu Adrian C, Mulligan Lois M
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 is an inherited cancer syndrome characterized by tumors of thyroid and adrenal tissues. Germline mutations of the REarranged during Transfection (RET) proto-oncogene, leading to its unregulated activation, are the underlying cause of this disease. Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 has been a model in clinical cancer genetics, demonstrating how knowledge of the genetic basis...
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