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[The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway in papillary thyroid cancer. From the molecular bases to clinical practice].
Endocrinologia y nutricion : organo de la Sociedad Espanola de Endocrinologia y Nutricion - 1 Apr 2009
Zafon Carles, Obiols Gabriel
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, significant progress has been made in elucidating the genetic bases promoting tumorigenesis in various human neoplasms. Constitutive activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway is a major event in the carcinogenesis of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the most prevalent endocrine malignancy. Affected elements include RET/PTC rearrangements and point mutations of...
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