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Enhanced expression of EGF receptor and low frequency of ras mutations in X-ray-induced rat thyroid tumours.
Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology - 1 Oct 1999
Haugen D R, Lillehaug J R, Akslen L A
Abstract excerpt
Radiation is recognized as a carcinogenic factor for the thyroid gland. In this experimental study, oncogene expression was investigated in radiation-induced rat thyroid tumours. Forty 3-month-old Wistar rats received X-ray-irradiation to the neck region; 40 animals were untreated controls. After 14 months, thyroid tumours had developed in 25 of the 29 irradiated animals still alive; 76% of these tumours were...
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