Active Surveillance in <i>RET</i> Gene Carriers Belonging to Families with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Active Surveillance in <i>RET</i> Gene Carriers Belonging to Families with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2 (MEN2) is a hereditary cancer syndrome for developing medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) due to germline mutations of <i>RET</i> gene. Subjects harboring a germline <i>RET</i> mutation without any clinical signs of MTC are defined as gene carriers (...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Prete, Antonio Matrone, Carla Gambale, Valeria Bottici, Virginia Cappagli, Cristina Romei, Liborio Torregrossa, Laura Valerio, Elisa Minaldi, Maria Cristina Campopiano, Loredana Lorusso, Laura Agate, Eleonora Molinaro, David Viola, Teresa Ramone, Chiara Mulè, Raffaele Ciampi, Fulvio Basolo, Rossella Elisei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Cancers
Subjects:
medullary thyroid cancer
calcitonin
MEN2
gene carriers
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5554

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https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/13/21/5554

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