Article
C618R mutation in exon 10 of the RET proto-oncogene in a kindred with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A and Hirschsprung's disease.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1996
Caron P, Attié T, David D, Amiel J, Brousset F, Roger P, Munnich A, Lyonnet S
Abstract excerpt
The cosegregation of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2A with Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR), two diseases associated with mutation of the RET proto-oncogene, is infrequent. A 30-yr-old man was referred for screening of MEN 2A. Surgery for HSCR was performed at 4 yr of age. Basal and pentag...
Topics
- Adult
- Calcitonin
- Carcinoma, Medullary
- Drosophila Proteins
- Exons
- Female
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Pentagastrin
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret
- Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases
- Thyroid Neoplasms
