Calcitonin and complementary biomarkers in the diagnosis of hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma in children and adolescents.

Eckelt, Felix; Pfaeffle, Roland; Kiess, Wieland; Kratzsch, Juergen

Eckelt, Felix; Pfaeffle, Roland; Kiess, Wieland; Kratzsch, Juergen.

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Eckelt F; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Pfaeffle R; Department Woman and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Kiess W; Department Woman and Child Health, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Kratzsch J; Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab ; 34(12): 1491-1504, 2021 Dec 20.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34543539

Subject(s)

Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism; Calcitonin/metabolism; Carcinoma, Medullary/congenital; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a/diagnosis; Thyroid Neoplasms/diagnosis; Adolescent; Carcinoma, Medullary/diagnosis; Carcinoma, Medullary/metabolism; Child; Humans; Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a/metabolism; Prognosis; Thyroid Neoplasms/metabolism

Key words

Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2; biomarker; calcitonin; medullary thyroid cancer; pediatrics; procalcitonin

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Calcitonin / Thyroid Neoplasms / Biomarkers, Tumor / Carcinoma, Medullary / Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2a Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Limits: Adolescent / Child / Humans Language: En Journal: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab Journal subject: ENDOCRINOLOGIA / PEDIATRIA Year: 2021 Type: Article Affiliation country: Germany

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