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A MEN2A family with two asymptomatic carriers affected by unilateral renal agenesis.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2014
Hibi Yatsuka, Ohye Tamae, Ogawa Kimio, Shimizu Yoshimi, Shibata Masahiro, Kagawa Chikara, Mizuno Yutaka, Kurahashi Hiroki, Iwase Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
Accumulating evidences suggest RET gene's involvement in development of the kidney in mice and humans. Although it is well known that RET mutation causes multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), thus far only 3 individuals have been reported to have MEN2A and renal agenesis/dysgenesis. We re...
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