We showed that Filipinos for example were less likely to have medullary thyroid carcinoma, which can be associated with the RET proto-oncogene and Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2A and 2B, than Non-Hispanic Whites, Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanics, and other Asian subgroups specifically Chinese and South Asians (29). This evidence concerns the gene RET and medullary thyroid gland carcinoma.