The ret/ptc1 oncogene is activated in familial adenomatous polyposis- associated thyroid papillary carcinomas

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1003-1006

  Cetta, Francesco ^a   Chiappetta, Gennaro ^b   Melillo, Rosa Marina ^b   Petracci, Margherita ^a   Montalto, Giulia ^a   Santoro, Massimo ^b   Fusco, Alfredo ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLON POLYPOSIS; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HUMAN; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; ADULT; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ONCOGENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031732660     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.3.1003     Document Type: Article

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