pubmed-article:21134561 | pubmed:abstractText | Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may function as modifiers of the RET proto-oncogene, resulting in the expression of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We present 2 non-related Italian-American families (Family 1, n = 107; Family 2, n = 31) with the RET V804M mutation. We have correlated the presence of specific SNPs and the rare RET V804M mutation to MTC, C-cell hyperplasia (CCH), and PTC. | lld:pubmed |