A GTG to ATG novel point mutation at codon 804 in exon 14 of the RET proto-oncogene in two families affected by familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
Olimpia Fattoruso
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, CEINGE, Centro di Ingegneria Genetica, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLoredana Quadro
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, CEINGE, Centro di Ingegneria Genetica, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlfonso Libroia
Divisione di Endocrinologia, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUberta Verga
Divisione di Endocrinologia, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Lupoli
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e di Eridocrinochirurgia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEdvige Cascone
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e di Eridocrinochirurgia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Prof. Vittorio Colantuoni
Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Reggio Calabria, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy, Fax: +39-81-7463074
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy: Fax: 39-81-7463074Search for more papers by this authorOlimpia Fattoruso
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, CEINGE, Centro di Ingegneria Genetica, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorLoredana Quadro
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, CEINGE, Centro di Ingegneria Genetica, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorAlfonso Libroia
Divisione di Endocrinologia, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUberta Verga
Divisione di Endocrinologia, Ospedale Niguarda, 20162 Milano, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorGiovanni Lupoli
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e di Eridocrinochirurgia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEdvige Cascone
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e di Eridocrinochirurgia, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80131 Napoli, Italy
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Prof. Vittorio Colantuoni
Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Reggio Calabria, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy, Fax: +39-81-7463074
Dipartimento di Biochimica e Biotecnologie Mediche, Facoltà di Medicina, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Federico II”, Via S. Pansini, 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy: Fax: 39-81-7463074Search for more papers by this author
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