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Familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma.
Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center - 1 Apr 2006
Malchoff Carl D, Malchoff Diana M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonmedullary thyroid carcinomas (NMTCs) originate from the thyroid epithelial cells and, until recently, were thought to arise sporadically without an inherited genetic predisposition. However, evidence of a familial predisposition to NMTC is accumulating. METHODS: This review addresses the strengths, weaknesses, and clinical implications of the observations indicating an inherited genetic...
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