Genotype and phenotype landscape of MEN2 in 554 medullary thyroid cancer patients: the BrasMEN study

Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by RET gene germline mutations that is characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) associated with other endocrine tumors. Several reports have demonstrated that the RET mutation profile may vary accord...

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Main Authors: Rui M B Maciel, Cleber P Camacho, Lígia V M Assumpção, Natassia E Bufalo, André L Carvalho, Gisah A de Carvalho, Luciana A Castroneves, Francisco M de Castro Jr, Lucieli Ceolin, Janete M Cerutti, Rossana Corbo, Tânia M B L Ferraz, Carla V Ferreira, M Inez C França, Henrique C R Galvão, Fausto Germano-Neto, Hans Graf, Alexander A L Jorge, Ilda S Kunii, Márcio W Lauria, Vera L G Leal, Susan C Lindsey, Delmar M Lourenço Jr, Léa M Z Maciel, Patrícia K R Magalhães, João R M Martins, M Cecília Martins-Costa, Gláucia M F S Mazeto, Anelise I Impellizzeri, Célia R Nogueira, Edenir I Palmero, Cencita H C N Pessoa, Bibiana Prada, Débora R Siqueira, Maria Sharmila A Sousa, Rodrigo A Toledo, Flávia O F Valente, Fernanda Vaisman, Laura S Ward, Shana S Weber, Rita V Weiss, Ji H Yang, Magnus R Dias-da-Silva, Ana O Hoff, Sergio P A Toledo, Ana L Maia
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Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2019-03-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/8/3/EC-18-0506.xml