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Analysis of Mutations of the RET Proto-oncogene in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

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The spectrum of mutations of the RET proto-oncogene was analyzed in Russian patients with inherited or sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Four RET exons (11, 13, 15, and 16) were subjected to molecular analysis, and mutations were revealed and identified in 47.4% (9/19) patients with sporadic MTC. In total, six different mutations (including three new ones) were observed. The most common mutation affected codon 918 to cause substitution of methionine with threonine and accounted for 31.6% alleles. Analysis of exons 11 and 16 revealed four types of mutations in patients with inherited multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN 2). Mutations were found in each patient. Thyroidectomy was performed in four asymptomatic carriers of RET mutations from three MEN 2A families (in two families, affected relatives had bilateral pheochromocytoma). In two patients, analysis of the surgery material revealed MTC microfoci in both lobes of the thyroid gland. The results provide the ground for constructing a bank of genetic information on Russian MTC patients with the clinically verified diagnosis.

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  1. Research Center for Medical Genetics, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 115478, Russia

    F. A. Amosenko & V. N. Kalinin

  2. Blokhin Cancer Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 115478, Russia

    V. Zh. Brzhezovskiy, L. N. Lyubchenko, M. A. Shabanov, V. M. Kozlova, T. P. Kazubskaya & R. F. Garkavtseva

  3. Research Center for Endocrinology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, 117036, Russia

    V. E. Vanushko

  4. Department for General Surgery, Hamburg University, Hospital Eppendorf, 20246, Germany

    V. N. Kalinin

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Amosenko, F.A., Brzhezovskiy, V.Z., Lyubchenko, L.N. et al. Analysis of Mutations of the RET Proto-oncogene in Patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Russian Journal of Genetics 39, 706–711 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024474314212

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