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Association of high iodine intake with the T1799A BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2009
Guan Haixia, Ji Meiju, Bao Rong, Yu Hongyu, Wang Yangang, Hou Peng, Zhang Yong, Shan Zhongyan, Teng Weiping, Xing Mingzhao
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CONTEXT: Epidemiological studies have indicated that high iodine intake might be a risk factor for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), which commonly harbors the oncogenic T1799A BRAF mutation. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to investigate the relationship between BRAF mutation in PTC and iodine intake in patients. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: We analyzed and compared the prevalences of the T1799A BRAF mutation...
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