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Gene Symbol | RET | ||||||||||
Synonyms | CDHF12 | CDHR16 | HSCR1 | MEN2A | MEN2B | MTC1 | PTC | RET-ELE1 | ||||||||||
Gene Description | RET, ret proto-oncogene, is a receptor tyrosine kinase that activates MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways and regulates cell growth and differentiation (PMID: 24561444, PMID: 29134959, PMID: 32094155). RET germline mutations result in MEN2 syndromes and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (PMID: 20930041, PMID: 24561444) and somatic RET activating mutations, fusions, and Ret amplification and/or overexpression has been associated with a variety of cancers including lung (PMID: 30257958) and colorectal (PMID: 30210625, PMID: 30038711). | ||||||||||
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