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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in MEN2A: ATA Moderate- or High-Risk RET Mutations Do Not Predict Disease Aggressiveness.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2017
Voss Rachel K, Feng Lei, Lee Jeffrey E, Perrier Nancy D, Graham Paul H, Hyde Samuel M, Nieves-Munoz Frances, Cabanillas Maria E, Waguespack Steven G, Cote Gilbert J, Gagel Robert F, Grubbs Elizabeth G
Abstract excerpt
Context: High-risk RET mutations (codon 634) are associated with earlier development of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and presumed increased aggressiveness compared with moderate-risk RET mutations. Objective: To determine whether high-risk RET mutations are more aggressive. Design: Retrospective cohort study using institutional multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 registry. Setting: Tertiary cancer care...
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