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The prevalence of RET/PTC mutations in papillary thyroid cancers in Turkish population and its relation between tumor histopathology and prognostic factors.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Apr 2008
Erdoğan M, Berdeli A, Karadeniz M, Ertan Y, Cetinkalp S, Saygili F, Tuncyurek M, Yilmaz C, Tuzun M, Kabalak T, Uluer H, Ozgen A G
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OBJECTIVE: In recent years, thyroid cancer has been at the forefront of molecular pathology as a result of the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster and the recognition of the role of RET/PTC rearrangements in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). Correlation of RET/PTC expression with clinical outcome is controversial. This study aims to identify the prevalence of RET/PTC oncogene expression in Turkey, and to...
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