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Genetic testing in medullary thyroid carcinoma syndromes: mutation types and clinical significance.
Mayo Clinic proceedings - 1 May 1997
Heshmati H M, Gharib H, Khosla S, Abu-Lebdeh H S, Lindor N M, Thibodeau S N
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the types of mutations and the clinical significance of a specific genotype in familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) syndromes. DESIGN: We retrospectively and prospectively studied patients with MTC at a tertiary referral center. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study cohort consisted of 348 affected patients and at-risk family members of MTC kindreds, including 33 multiple endocrine...
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