Term Name:	familial medullary thyroid carcinoma
Synonyms:	THYROID CARCINOMA, FAMILIAL MEDULLARY
Definition:	A thyroid gland medullary carcinoma that has_material_basis_in a mutation in the RET gene on chromosome 10. Familial MTC can also be caused by mutations in the NTRK1 gene located on 1q21-q22.
Ontology:	Human Disease [DOID:0050547]   ( DOID:0050547 )