Family screening in medullary thyroid carcinoma presenting without a family history.
Ponder, B Finer, N Coffey, R Harmer, C Maisey, M Ormerod, M Pembrey, M Ponder, M Rosswick, P Shalet, Stephen M
Ponder, B
Finer, N
Coffey, R
Harmer, C
Maisey, M
Ormerod, M
Pembrey, M
Ponder, M
Rosswick, P
Shalet, Stephen M
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Abstract
Systematic screening of the families of a series of 39 patients with apparently sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma detected seven new cases in four families. A negative family history in a patient presenting with medullary thyroid carcinoma is not reliable in excluding familial disease, and family screening should be considered for new patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma.
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1988-04
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Thyroid Cancer
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Family screening in medullary thyroid carcinoma presenting without a family history. 1988, 67 (252):299-308 Q J Med