1996
Early presentation of metastatic medullary carcinoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA: Implications for therapy
Gill J, Reyes-Múgica M, Iyengar S, Kidd K, Touloukian R, Smith C, Keller M, Genel M. Early presentation of metastatic medullary carcinoma in multiple endocrine neoplasia, type IIA: Implications for therapy. The Journal Of Pediatrics 1996, 129: 459-464. PMID: 8804341, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(96)70084-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary thyroid carcinomaMultiple endocrine neoplasiaEndocrine neoplasiaThyroid carcinomaMultifocal medullary thyroid carcinomaMetastatic medullary carcinomaElevated calcitonin levelsC-cell hyperplasiaType IIaAge 1 yearYears of ageYears 8 monthsYears 11 monthsIIA patientsLymph nodesCalcitonin levelsProphylactic thyroidectomyMedullary carcinomaStimulation testEarly presentationPositive findingsCarcinomaThyroidectomyNeoplasiaAge
1993
A new polymorphic marker (D10S97) tightly linked to the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A) locus
Lichter J, Wu J, Brooks-Wilson A, Difillipantonio M, Brewster S, Ward D, Goodfellow P, Kidd K. A new polymorphic marker (D10S97) tightly linked to the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A) locus. Human Genetics 1993, 90: 516-520. PMID: 8094065, DOI: 10.1007/bf00217451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceChromosome MappingChromosomes, FungalChromosomes, Human, Pair 10Cloning, MolecularCricetinaeDeoxyribonuclease EcoRIDNADNA ProbesFemaleGene FrequencyGene LibraryGenetic LinkageGenetic MarkersGenome, HumanHumansHybrid CellsIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceLod ScoreMaleMolecular Sequence DataMultiple Endocrine NeoplasiaPedigreePolymorphism, GeneticPolymorphism, Restriction Fragment LengthSequence Analysis, DNA
1990
Search for the Gene for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A
KIDD K, SIMPSON N. Search for the Gene for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A. 1990, 46: 305-343. PMID: 2281187, DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-571146-3.50015-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple endocrine neoplasia type 2AType 2AElevated hormone levelsHereditary cancer syndromesMultiple endocrine glandsSlow growingAbnormal alleleMedullary carcinomaAssociated mortalityParathyroid glandsHormone levelsUnique tissue distributionSerious symptomsTissue massCancer syndromesEndocrine glandsVital organsClinical useRisk estimatesTumorsTissue distributionC cellsElevated productionAdditional markersThyroid