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Genetic alterations in the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase/Akt pathway in thyroid cancer.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 2010
Xing Mingzhao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Aberrant activation of the phosphatidylinositol-3 kinase (PI3K)/Akt pathway plays a fundamental role in thyroid tumorigenesis, particularly in follicular thyroid cancer (FTC) and aggressive thyroid cancer, such as anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC). As the drivers of this process, many genetic alterations activating the PI3K/Akt pathway have been identified in thyroid cancer in recent years. SUMMARY:...
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