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High resolution array-comparative genomic hybridization profiling reveals deoxyribonucleic acid copy number alterations associated with medullary thyroid carcinoma.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2008
Ye Lei, Santarpia Libero, Cote Gilbert J, El-Naggar Adel K, Gagel Robert F
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CONTEXT: Activating mutations in the RET protooncogene have been demonstrated in multiple endocrine neoplasia 2 and sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). However, the complete genetic etiology underlying MTC tumorigenesis remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to define more precisely the chromosomal regions and uncover novel genes associated with MTC tumorigenesis. DESIGN AND SETTING: In this study,...
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