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Prevalence by Age and Predictors of Medullary Thyroid Cancer in Patients with Lower Risk Germline <i>RET</i> Proto-Oncogene Mutations
12 Mar 2014
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BACKGROUND: Age-related risk of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) development in presymptomatic carriers of lower risk germline RET mutations is uncertain; such data may aid counseling patients regarding timing of thyroidectomy. METHODS: From an institutional database and an exhaustive literature review, we identified 679 patients with American Thyroid Association (ATA) level A or B mutations who were identified...
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