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Childhood thyroid carcinoma with BRAFT1799A mutation shows unique pathological features of poor differentiation.
Oncology reports - 1 Jul 2006
Kumagai Atsushi, Namba Hiroyuki, Mitsutake Norisato, Saenko Vladimir A, Ohtsuru Akira, Ito Masahiro, Noh Jaeduk Yoshimura, Sugino Kiminori, Ito Koichi, Yamashita Shunichi
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The prevalence of BRAFT1799A mutation in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) displays a marked age association: relatively high in adults and exceedingly low in childhood. We report a case of a 12-year-old Japanese female with PTC, the only one case that harbored BRAFT1799A mutation in a series o...
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