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The involvement of the RET variant G691S in medullary thyroid carcinoma enlightened by a meta-analysis study.
International journal of cancer - 15 Jun 2013
Lantieri Francesca, Caroli Francesco, Ceccherini Isabella, Griseri Paola
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is a rare tumor, partially explained by mutations in the rearranged during transfection (RET) proto-oncogene. The nonsynonymous RET polymorphism G691S has been reported as associated with MTC, but findings are discordant. We sought to clarify the role of G691S in MTCs through in silico analysis, genetic association in our patients and a meta-analysis with extensive literature...
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