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Role of RET genetic variants in MEN2-associated pheochromocytoma.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 2014
Siqueira Débora Rodrigues, Ceolin Lucieli, Ferreira Carla Vaz, Romitti Mírian, Maia Silvana Cavalcante, Maciel Léa Maria Zanini, Maia Ana Luiza
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: RET polymorphisms have been involved in the clinical presentation and prognosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2)-associated medullary thyroid carcinoma. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of RET variants on the penetrance of pheochromocytoma (PHEO) in MEN2 patients. METHODS: The RET variants L769L, S836S, and G691S/S904S were evaluated in a cohort of 153 MEN2 patients attending a...
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