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Heterogeneous mutation of the RET proto-oncogene in subpopulations of medullary thyroid carcinoma.
Cancer research - 1 May 1996
Eng C, Mulligan L M, Healey C S, Houghton C, Frilling A, Raue F, Thomas G A, Ponder B A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the RET proto-oncogene are associated with the pathogenesis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). In an attempt to understand this process, we examined microdissected subpopulations from MTC and multiple metastases from these tumors. Approximately 80% of sporadic MTC's had at least o...
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