RET

gene

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medullary thyroid carcinoma

  • parafollicular cell; thyroid gland
    In medullary thyroid carcinoma

    …have hereditary mutations in the RET (rearranged during transfection) proto-oncogene (a gene that can become a cancer-causing gene, or oncogene). Patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma should be tested for mutations in RET; if a mutation is detected, other family members should also be tested. Some people carrying hereditary mutations in…

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multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2

  • In multiple endocrine neoplasia: MEN2

    …germ line mutations in the RET (rearranged during transfection) proto-oncogene (a gene susceptible to mutations that transform it into an oncogene, or cancer-inducing gene). The RET gene codes for a transmembrane protein receptor that contains an intracellular signaling region called a tyrosine kinase domain. The kinase domain is fundamental in

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