Light-electron microscopic and cytochemical studies on the morphogenesis of familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

1977 ◽  
Vol 376 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Sch�rch ◽  
F. Baba� ◽  
Y. Boivin ◽  
M. Verdy
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Medullary Thyroid ◽  
Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

scholarly journals Molecular genetic diagnostic program of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma syndromes in Hungary

2001 ◽  
Vol 170 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-666 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Klein ◽  
O Esik ◽  
V Homolya ◽  
F Szeri ◽  
A Varadi
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia ◽  
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type ◽  
Medullary Thyroid ◽  
Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Clinical Criteria ◽  
Ret Protooncogene ◽  
Endocrine Neoplasia ◽  
Endocrine Neoplasia Type

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) occurs usually in sporadic form, but about a quarter of the cases are hereditary and appear as part of one of the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) syndromes. Mutations in the RET protooncogene are known to be the cause of the MEN2A and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC) syndromes in the majority of the families. Direct DNA testing allows prophylactic thyroidectomy to be offered to individuals carrying a mutation in the above codons, and in mutation-negative cases it reduces the yearly screening-related burden on family members at risk of the disease. By DNA sequencing and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphisms, 65 MTC probands were examined for mutations in residues 609, 611, 618, 620 of exon 10, and in residues 634, 768, 804 of exons 11, 13, and 14 respectively of the RET protooncogene. In our study, mutations in the above codons were detected in all of the 14 clinically MEN2A and FMTC families. One of these mutations, TGC609 TCC has not been reported previously. Of the 14 probands with the mutation, 25 relatives also had the identified mutation and 18 relatives proved to be non-carriers. Among the 51 probands with clinically sporadic MTC, none was found to carry a mutation in the above positions even if indirect signs of MTC, pheochromocytoma or hyperparathyroidism could be detected in some families. The frequency of the TGC634AGC mutation is unexpectedly high in our samples, which can probably be attributed to a founder effect. We conclude that screening for mutations in these codons is effective in families fulfilling the strict clinical criteria of MEN2A or FMTC.

scholarly journals In Vivoandin VitroCharacterization of a Novel Germline RET Mutation Associated with Low-Penetrant Nonaggressive Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 91 (3) ◽  
pp. 754-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonardo D’Aloiso ◽  
Francesca Carlomagno ◽  
Michele Bisceglia ◽  
Suresh Anaganti ◽  
Elisabetta Ferretti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Medullary Thyroid ◽  
Familial Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma ◽  
Ret Mutation
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