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Oncogenic mutations in the thyrotropin receptor of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules in the Japanese population.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Sept 2002
Vanvooren V, Uchino S, Duprez L, Costa M J, Vandekerckhove J, Parma J, Vassart G, Dumont J E, Van Sande J, Noguchi S
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Constitutively activating mutations of the thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) have been found in the majority of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTNs) in European patients. The reported frequency of these mutations varies among reports but amounts to 50-80%. To date, only one such...
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