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Presence of the 918 mutation in the RET proto-oncogene in a Mexican patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 1 Jun 1998
Hidalgo A, Medrano M E, Rodrìguez S, Franco C, Martinez I, Benítez L, Salcedo M
Abstract excerpt
The dominantly inherited Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia cancer syndrome type 2B (MEN2B) is characterized by the presence of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), phaechromocytoma (PHAEO), mucosal neuromas, ganglioneuromas of the intestinal tract, skeletal and ophthalmic abnormalities. MEN2B has been associated with a specific point mutation in the tyrosine kinase domain of the RET proto-oncogene (918RET mutation). We...
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