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A single missense mutation in codon 918 of the RET proto-oncogene in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas.
Endocrine journal - 1 Apr 1995
Maeda S, Namba H, Takamura N, Tanigawa K, Takahashi M, Noguchi S, Nagataki S, Kanematsu T, Yamashita S
Abstract excerpt
The RET proto-oncogene is expressed in human medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma. Recently germline mutations of the RET proto-oncogene were reported in four syndromes (MEN 2A, MEN 2B, familial medullary thyroid carcinoma and Hirschprung's disease) and somatic mutation was also found in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma. To determine the incidence of RET mutations in medullary thyroid carcinoma in...
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