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Genetics of Medullary Thyroid Cancer (PDQ®)
Health Professional Version   Last Modified: 02/19/2009
Table 2. Testing Used in the Molecular Diagnosis of MEN 2

Disease Name  Mutation Detection Rate   Test Type 
MEN 2A >95% DNA-based
FMTC ~85% DNA-based
MEN 2B >95% DNA-based


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