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Revisiting the genotype-phenotype correlation in children with medullary thyroid carcinoma: A report from the GPOH-MET registry.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Apr 2020
Kuhlen Michaela, Frühwald Michael C, Dunstheimer Désirée P A, Vorwerk Peter, Redlich Antje
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC) account for 3% to 5% of all thyroid cancers. In most cases, MTC is hereditary and occurs as part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A and 2B syndromes. There is a strong genotype-phenotype correlation associated with the respective RET mutations, making risk-adapted management possible. PROCEDURE: We report the prospectively collected data on children...
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