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Molecular pathogenesis of euthyroid and toxic multinodular goiter.
Endocrine reviews - 1 Jun 2005
Krohn Knut, Führer Dagmar, Bayer Yvonne, Eszlinger Markus, Brauer Volker, Neumann Susanne, Paschke Ralf
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The purpose of this review is to summarize current knowledge of the etiology of euthyroid and toxic multinodular goiter (MNG) with respect to the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and molecular pathology. In reconstructing the line of events from early thyroid hyperplasia to MNG we will argue the predominant neoplastic character of nodular structures, the nature of known somatic mutations, and the...
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