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FHIT gene abnormalities in both benign and malignant thyroid tumours.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Mar 1999
Zou M, Shi Y, Farid N R, al-Sedairy S T, Paterson M C
Abstract excerpt
FHIT, a candidate tumour suppressor gene, has recently been identified at chromosomal region 3p14.2, and deletions of the gene have been reported in many types of human cancers. Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at this region has also been found frequently in follicular thyroid carcinoma (FTC). To investigate the potential role of FHIT in thyroid tumorigenesis, we examined 57 thyroid tumour specimens (eight benign...
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