Archive for January 12th, 2012

12 Jan

Hyperparathyroidism in multiple endocrine neoplasia type II A: RET, hyperparathyroidism and genetic testing

A germ-line RET point mutation has been described in over 92% of MEN 2 families. Therefore, DNA testing for RET mutations has been proposed as a confirmative test in patients with a clinical suspicion of MEN 2 syndrome and as a predictive test in asymptomatic patients who are clinically at risk. The high sensitivity and [...]

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