Article
Association of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 and Hirschsprung disease.
Journal of internal medicine - 1 Jun 1998
Romeo G, Ceccherini I, Celli J, Priolo M, Betsos N, Bonardi G, Seri M, Yin L, Lerone M, Jasonni V, Martucciello G
Abstract excerpt
In a few patients with Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and no clinical symptoms of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2A) or medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), missense mutations in the cysteine residues 609 and 620 of the Ret gene have been identified. In several pedigrees with either MEN-2A o...
Topics
- Drosophila Proteins
- Female
- Hirschsprung Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2b
- Mutation
- Pedigree
- Phenotype
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
