Article
RET activation by germline MEN2A and MEN2B mutations.
Oncogene - 7 Dec 1995
Borrello M G, Smith D P, Pasini B, Bongarzone I, Greco A, Lorenzo M J, Arighi E, Miranda C, Eng C, Alberti L
Abstract excerpt
The RET proto-oncogene encodes a receptor tyrosine kinase (TK). It has been shown that distinct germline mutations in the RET proto-oncogene are associated with the dominantly inherited cancer syndromes multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A and 2B (MEN 2A and MEN 2B) and familial medullary thyroid...
Topics
- 3T3 Cells
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Drosophila Proteins
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Humans
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b
