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Novel germline variants identified in the inner mitochondrial membrane transporter TIMM44 and their role in predisposition to oncocytic thyroid carcinomas.
British journal of cancer - 4 Dec 2006
Bonora E, Evangelisti C, Bonichon F, Tallini G, Romeo G
Abstract excerpt
Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (fNMTC) represents 3-7% of all thyroid tumours and is associated with some of the highest familial risks among all cancers, with an inheritance pattern compatible with an autosomal dominant model with reduced penetrance. We previously mapped a predisposing locus, TCO (Thyroid tumour with Cell Oxyphilia) on chromosome 19p13.2, for a particular form of thyroid tumour...
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