Germline mutation of exon 19 of RET proto-oncogene in an Iranian population with Medullary thyroid cancer

Background: Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC), includes 5-10% of all the thyroid cancers. RET proto-oncogene mutations have been found in association with MTC development. Therefore, identification of the mutations in RET can allow early diagnosis of the families who are at the risk of the disease. The...

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Main Authors: Hoda Golab Ghadaksaz, Mahmood Dehghani Ashkezari, Mehdi Hedayati
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-09-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5360&slc_lang=en&sid=1