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RET gene and its implications for cancer.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 18 Oct 1995
Goodfellow P J, Wells S A
Abstract excerpt
The RET proto-oncogene encodes a protein receptor tyrosine kinase. RET mutations are associated with the dominantly inherited cancer syndromes multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 2A and 2B and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). In MEN 2A, MEN 2B, and FMTC, direct detection of RET mutations can be used to identify disease allele carriers prior to the development of clinically evident neoplasms. RET...
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