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Germline and somatic mutations of the RET proto-oncogene in apparently sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 1 Feb 1998
Scurini C, Quadro L, Fattoruso O, Verga U, Libroia A, Lupoli G, Cascone E, Marzano L, Paracchi S, Busnardo B, Girelli M E, Bellastella A, Colantuoni V
Abstract excerpt
Medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC) occur sporadically or as part of inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) type 2 syndromes. To recognize misdiagnosed familial cases and to establish the frequency of somatic mutations, a series of 50 patients, clinically diagnosed with sporadic MTC, were analyzed for mutations in the RET proto-oncogene. The clinical management of the patient and of the family is different...
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