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Genetic screening for RET mutations in families with multiple endocrine neoplasia 2 syndromes.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 17 Jun 1997
Alevizaki M, Sarika H, Koutras D A, Souvatzoglou A
Abstract excerpt
Mutations in the RET proto-oncogene have recently been recognized to be responsible for the inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome. As expected, Greek patients with MEN2 and FMTC carry RET mutations similar to those of other ethnic groups. In those regions of the gene that were analyzed, mutations were detected in six out of six families with classical MEN2A, three out of five of the families with...
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