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Familial medullary thyroid carcinoma: not a distinct entity? Genotype-phenotype correlation in a large family.
The American journal of medicine - 1 Dec 1996
Moers A M, Landsvater R M, Schaap C, Jansen-Schillhorn van Veen J M, de Valk I A, Blijham G H, Höppener J W, Vroom T M, van Amstel H K, Lips C J
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BACKGROUND: Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A) is a hereditary syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma, and hyperparathyroidism. Familial MTC (FMTC) is characterized by MTC only. Both MEN 2A and FMTC are caused by germline mutations of the RET prot...
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