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Mutational analysis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A associated with Hirschsprung's disease.
Surgery - 1 Apr 1995
Borst M J, VanCamp J M, Peacock M L, Decker R A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical association of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A) and Hirschsprung's disease (HD), although rare, has been previously observed. Recently, germline mutations in the RET proto-oncogene, a transmembrane receptor with tyrosine kinase activity, have been detected in patients with familial HD. RET is also the predisposition gene for the inherited cancer syndrome MEN 2A. METHODS: We...
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