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Early occurrence of RASSF1A hypermethylation and its mutual exclusion with BRAF mutation in thyroid tumorigenesis.
Cancer research - 1 Mar 2004
Xing Mingzhao, Cohen Yoram, Mambo Elizabeth, Tallini Giovanni, Udelsman Robert, Ladenson Paul W, Sidransky David
Abstract excerpt
Follicular epithelial cell-derived thyroid tumors are common neoplasms comprised mainly of benign thyroid adenomas, follicular thyroid cancers, and papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs). Hypermethylation of the tumor suppressor gene RASSF1A and activating mutation of BRAF gene have been reported recently in thyroid cancers. To additionally investigate the roles of these two epigenetic/genetic alterations in thyroid...
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