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Mutation of RET codon 768 is associated with the FMTC phenotype.
Clinical genetics - 1 Feb 1997
Boccia L M, Green J S, Joyce C, Eng C, Taylor S A, Mulligan L M
Abstract excerpt
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A), type 2B (MEN 2B), and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC) are inherited cancer syndromes resulting from mutations in the RET proto-oncogene. Missense mutations of five codons in exons 10 and 11 are found in both MEN 2A and FMTC families, while mutations at codon 768 in exon 13 have been identified in three FMTC families. We report here the results of mutation...
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