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Thyroid cancer susceptibility and THRA1 and BAT-40 repeats polymorphisms.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Mar 2005
Baida Aida, Farrington Susan M, Galofré Pere, Marcos Ricard, Velázquez Antonia
Abstract excerpt
Although genetic and environmental factors have been identified in the etiology of thyroid cancer, the specific genetic implications in sporadic thyroid tumors are poorly understood but, as in other common cancers, low-penetrance susceptibility genes are believed to be crucial in the tumorigenesis processes. Here, we have carried out a case-control study to investigate whether there is an association between...
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