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Mutations of the RET proto-oncogene in the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes, related sporadic tumours, and hirschsprung disease.
Human mutation - 1 Jan 1997
Eng C, Mulligan L M
Abstract excerpt
The RET proto-oncogene codes for a receptor tyrosine kinase thought to play a role in the development of neural crest and its derivatives. Mutations in the RET proto-oncogene have been found in patients with the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndromes (MEN 2), the related sporadic tumours medullary thyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma, and familial and sporadic Hirschsprung disease, a syndrome of...
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