A synonymous RET substitution enhances the oncogenic effect of an in-cis missense mutation by increasing constitutive splicing efficiency.

Synonymous mutations continue to be filtered out from most large-scale cancer genome studies, but several lines of evidence suggest they can play driver roles in neoplastic disease. We investigated a case of an aggressive, apparently sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) harboring a somatic RET...

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Main Authors: Valeria Pecce, Marialuisa Sponziello, Giuseppe Damante, Francesca Rosignolo, Cosimo Durante, Livia Lamartina, Giorgio Grani, Diego Russo, Cira Rosaria di Gioia, Sebastiano Filetti, Antonella Verrienti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-10-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6201961?pdf=render