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[Molecular mechanism of thyroid carcinogenesis].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Nov 2007
Yamashita Shunichi, Mitsutake Norisato
Abstract excerpt
Molecular mechanism of thyroid carcinogenesis has been well studied through the discovery of genetic abnormalities such as RET/PTC rearrangement and BRAF mutation, both of which constitutively activate MAP kinase pathway and are frequently found in papillary thyroid cancer. The TP53 mutation is thought to play a critical role in transformation of differentiated thyroid cancer into anaplastic thyroid cancer....
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