title: Editorial review of "Malignant progression from C-cell hyperplasia to medullary thyroid carcinoma in 167 RET germline mutations".
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612-3833, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wilhelm
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Prinz
mesh_terms: D018276:Carcinoma, Medullary / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000235:genetics*; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D009377:Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia / Q000235:genetics; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases / Q000235:genetics*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D051096:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ret; D020794:Receptor Protein-Tyrosine Kinases