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Overreliance on Orthographic Similarity in L2‐Japanese Conceptual Processing by L1‐Chinese Learners

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1807-1820, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Orthographic and phonological similarities between first (L1) and second (L2) languages can facilitate L2 processing. Particularly, L1‐Chinese learners of L2‐Japanese can benefit from the shared morphosyllabic Chinese characters (Japanese kanji/Chinese hanzi) because of their similar orthographies.
Xuehan Zhao, Kexin Xiong, Sachiko Kiyama
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RET codon 609 mutations: a contribution for better clinical managing

Clinics, 2012
Medullary thyroid carcinoma currently accounts for 5-8% of all thyroid cancers. The clinical course of this disease varies from extremely indolent tumors that can go unchanged for years to an extremely aggressive variant that is associated with a high ...
Caterina Mian, Paola Sartorato, Susi Barollo, Mariangela Zane, Giuseppe Opocher   +4 more
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The Roles of Vocabulary Size, Word Part Knowledge, and Semantic Transparency in Vocabulary Learning Through the Word Part Technique

International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 1615-1627, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the influence of learner‐ and word‐related variables on L2 vocabulary learning through the word part technique (WPT), a morphological mnemonic designed to strengthen form–meaning associations through knowledge of affixes and stems.
Gaia Oikawa, Masato Sugawara, Takumi Uchihara   +2 more
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Incidence and prevalence of multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A in Denmark 1901–2014: a nationwide study

Clinical Epidemiology, 2018
Jes Sloth Mathiesen,1,2 Jens Peter Kroustrup,3 Peter Vestergaard,3,4 Kirstine Stochholm,5,6 Per Løgstrup Poulsen,5 Åse Krogh Rasmussen,7 Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen,7 Sten Schytte,8 Henrik Baymler Pedersen,9 Christoffer Holst Hahn,10 Jens Bentzen ...
Mathiesen JS, Kroustrup JP, Vestergaard P, Stochholm K, Poulsen PL, Rasmussen ÅK, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Schytte S, Pedersen HB, Hahn CH, Bentzen J, Möller S, Gaustadnes M, Rossing M, Nielsen FC, Brixen K, Frederiksen AL, Godballe C   +17 more
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Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma With Exon 2 p.L56M RET Variant: Clinical Particular Features in Two Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2018
RET (REarranged during Transfection) proto-oncogene variants are essential for the development of familial and sporadic forms of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC).
Rosa M. Paragliola, Rosa M. Lovicu, Giampaolo Papi, Ettore Capoluongo, Angelo Minucci, Giulia Canu, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Salvatore M. Corsello   +7 more
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A Case of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B and Gangliomatosis of Gastrointestinal Tract

Case Reports in Medicine, 2012
Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) is a rare familial syndrome caused by mutations in the RET protooncogene and it is transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait.
Banafshe Shahnazari, Aria Aghamaleki, Bagher Larijani, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri Tehrani, Hasan Rafati, Abdolreza Babamahmoodi   +5 more
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Spontaneous adrenal pheochromocytoma rupture complicated by intraperitoneal hemorrhage and shock

World Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2011
MEN2A is a hereditary syndrome characterized by medullary thyroid carcinoma, hyperparathyroidism, and pheochromocytoma. Classically patients with a pheochromocytoma initially present with the triad of paroxysmal headaches, palpitations, and diaphoresis ...
Kwasnik Edward, Savopoulou Cornelia, Spencer Philip J, Hanna Joseph S, Askari Reza   +4 more
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Pheochromocytoma arising from an ectopic adrenal tissue in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2019
A 21-year-old woman was referred to our hospital to treat bilateral pheochromocytomas (PCCs) after a diagnosis of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN2A). We performed bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy.
Haruyuki Ohsugi, Nae Takizawa, Hidefumi Kinoshita, Tadashi Matsuda   +3 more
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Generation of an induced pluripotent stem cell line from a patient with hereditary multiple endocrine neoplasia 2A (MEN2A) syndrome with RET mutation

Stem Cell Research, 2016
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A (MEN2A) is a cancer-predisposing syndrome that affects patients with germline RET mutations. The clinical spectrum of the syndrome includes medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism and ...
J. Hadoux, O. Féraud, F. Griscelli, P. Opolon, D. Divers, E. Gobbo, M. Schlumberger, A. Bennaceur-Griscelli, A.G. Turhan   +8 more
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Bilateral pheochromocytomas: clinical presentation and morbidity rate related to surgery technique and genetic status

Endocrine Connections
Background: Pheochromocytomas (PHEOs) are rare catecholamine-secreting adrenal tumors. Approximately 60–90% of bilateral PHEOs are hereditary. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical characteristics of patients with bilateral PHEOs and the morbidity ...
Sofia Maria Lider Burciulescu, Monica Livia Gheorghiu, Andrei Muresan, Iuliana Gherlan, Attila Patocs, Corin Badiu   +5 more
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