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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 carcinoma (FMTC) as well as Hirschsprung disease (HSCR), a congenital disorder characterised by absent enteric...
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