## Abstract RET and NTRK1 are receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) proteins which play a role in the development and maturation of specific component of the nervous system. Their alterations have been associated to several human diseases, including some forms of cancer and developmental abnormalities. Th
The RET proto-oncogene in human cancers
β Scribed by Jhiang, Sissy M
- Book ID
- 110064171
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 173 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0950-9232
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A novel polymorphism in the coding sequence of the human RET proto-oncogene is described. The RET proto-oncogene maps to chromosome 10q11.2, and is involved in multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN 2A, MEN 2B), familial medullary thyroid carcinoma and Hirschsprung's disease.
Missense germline mutations of the RET proto-oncogene have recently been identified in the hereditary cancer syndromes MENZA, MEN2B, and FMTC, all characterized by medullary carcinoma, hut also including phaeochromocytoma in MEN2A and MEN2B and parathyroid disease in MENZA. In addition, somatic RET