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Thyrotropin receptor: a role for thyroid tumourigenesis?
Forum (Genoa, Italy) - 1 Jan 2000
Russo D, Arturi F, Chiefari E, Filetti S
Abstract excerpt
Human thyroid tumours represent an example of the interplay of genetic and non genetic carcinogenesis. Recently, genetic abnormalities in the elements of the Thyrotropin receptor (TSH-R) dependent cAMP regulatory cascade have been found to be involved both in benign and malignant thyroid tumours. The presence of activating mutations has been demonstrated in the TSH-R gene as well as in the Gs alpha protein gene...
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