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