Article
Germ line mutation analysis in families with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A or familial medullary thyroid carcinoma.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Oct 1998
Karga H J, Karayianni M K, Linos D A, Tseleni S C, Karaiskos K D, Papapetrou P D
Abstract excerpt
The RET proto-oncogene has been identified as the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 disease gene. An association between specific RET mutation and disease phenotype has been reported. We present the phenotype-genotype of 12 Greek families with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A) or fa...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Carcinoma, Medullary
- Child
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Female
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Genotype
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Greece
- Humans
