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      Genetic Alterations of the RET Proto-Oncogene in Familial and Sporadic Pheochromocytomas

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          The identification of RET proto-oncogene mutations associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN-2) has provided a convenient screening test for MEN-2 in patients with pheochromocytoma (PH). In 120 patients with apparently sporadic PH, we analyzed RET exons 10, 11, 13 and 16 using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and found a Leu to Phe missense mutation at codon 790 (exon 13) in 1 case. A TaqI polymorphism located at exon 13 and an AluI polymorphism at exon 14 were present with a similar frequency in the 120 sporadic PH and in 94 unaffected normotensive Caucasian subjects. In 60 patients with PH, including 14 with documented MEN-2, we compared genetic testing with the pentagastrin stimulation test. The latter was 100% sensitive and 92% specific, whereas genetic testing was 88% sensitive and 100% specific. Additional somatic mutations were sought in 35 sporadic PH. Two missense mutations affecting RET exons 11 (C634R) and 16 (M918T) and three neutral mutations at codon 836 of exon 14 associated with the Alul polymorphism were detected. Detection of RET mutations in patients with PH is safe, specific and convenient. Tumoral mutations of the RET gene may play a role in medullary tumorigenesis but seem to be less frequent than previously reported.

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          Journal
          HRE
          10.1159/issn.0018-5051
          Hormone Research in Paediatrics
          S. Karger AG
          978-3-8055-6504-2
          978-3-318-01928-5
          0018-5051
          2571-6603
          1997
          1997
          09 December 2008
          : 47
          : 4-6
          : 263-268
          Affiliations
          aHypertension Unit and Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Hôpital Broussais, and bINSERM U-129, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
          Article
          185474 Horm Res 1997;47:263–268
          10.1159/000185474
          d20c90e5-5323-40ad-9f62-91f4975f8162
          © 1997 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          Pages: 6
          Categories
          Recent Progress on the Molecular Aspects of Endocrine Tumors: Clinical Implications

          Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Pheochromocytoma,Gene mutation,Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2,<italic>RET </italic>proto-oncogene

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