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Biological behavior and prognosis of familial papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Surgery - 1 Jan 2009
Ito Yasuhiro, Kakudo Kennichi, Hirokawa Mitsuyoshi, Fukushima Mitsuhiro, Yabuta Tomonori, Tomoda Chisato, Inoue Hiroyuki, Kihara Minoru, Higashiyama Takuya, Uruno Takashi, Takamura Yuuki, Miya Akihiro, Kobayashi Kaoru, Matsuzuka Fumio, Miyauchi Akira
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although the responsible genes have not yet been identified, it is known that the risk of nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma is elevated in individuals with 1st-degree relatives with nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma. However, it remains controversial whether the biological character of fami...
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