Article
Mutations in the RET protooncogene in sporadic pheochromocytomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1995
Lindor N M, Honchel R, Khosla S, Thibodeau S N
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the RET protooncogene have recently been demonstrated in families with multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) types 2A and 2B. We have studied pheochromocytomas from 29 individuals who had no clinical evidence of MEN-2A or -2B to determine the frequency of germline and/or somatic mutations in exons 10, 11, and 16 of the RET protooncogene. Of the 29 tumors examined, 3 (10%) were found to have a mutation...
Topics
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- DNA, Neoplasm
- Drosophila Proteins
- Exons
- Humans
- Mutation
- Pheochromocytoma
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
