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familial medullary thyroid carcinoma

Disease Summary
Associated Targets (3)
Tclin

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Mondo Description An instance of thyroid medullary carcinoma that is caused by an inherited modification of the individual's genome.
Uniprot Description Rare tumor derived from the C cells of the thyroid. Three hereditary forms are known, that are transmitted in an autosomal dominant fashion: (a) multiple neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A), (b) multiple neoplasia type IIB (MEN2B) and (c) familial MTC (FMTC), which occurs in 25-30% of MTC cases and where MTC is the only clinical manifestation.
Mondo Term and Equivalent IDs
MONDO:0007958:  familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
MESH:C536911: 
Orphanet:99361: 
UMLS:C1833921: