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Somatic mutations in the RET protooncogene in Japanese and Chinese sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas.
Japanese journal of cancer research : Gann - 1 Sept 1998
Shan L, Nakamura M, Nakamura Y, Utsunomiya H, Shou N, Jiang X, Jing X, Yokoi T, Kakudo K
Abstract excerpt
Despite advances in the understanding of the genotype-phenotype correlation in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A and 2B (multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) 2A, MEN 2B), and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC), the frequency and prognostic relevance of RET protooncogene mutations in sporadic medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTCs) remain controversial. To study somatic mutations in the RET protooncogene in...
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