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familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

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DOID:0050547
Synonyms
  • THYROID CARCINOMA, FAMILIAL MEDULLARY
Definition
A thyroid gland medullary carcinoma that has_material_basis_in a mutation in the RET gene on chromosome 10. Familial MTC can also be caused by mutations in the NTRK1 gene located on 1q21-q22. (2)
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