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Genetic analysis of a Chinese Han family with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A.
Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics - 1 Feb 2013
Guo Yi, Xu Hongbo, Ren Zuhai, Yang Yongjia, Xiong Wei, Gao Kai, Li Xiaorong, Luo Ziqiang, Deng Hao
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is an autosomal dominant disorder that can be distinguished as three different syndromes: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), MEN2B and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). This disorder is usually caused by the mutations of the rearranged during transfection protooncogene gene (RET) or the neurotrophic tyrosine kinase receptor type 1 gene (NTRK1). To...
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