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Mutationally activated BRAF(V600E) elicits papillary thyroid cancer in the adult mouse.
Cancer research - 1 Jun 2011
Charles Roch-Philippe, Iezza Gioia, Amendola Elena, Dankort David, McMahon Martin
Abstract excerpt
Mutated BRAF is detected in approximately 45% of papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC). To model PTC, we bred mice with adult-onset, thyrocyte-specific expression of BRAF(V600E). One month following BRAF(V600E) expression, mice displayed increased thyroid size, widespread alterations in thyroid architecture, and dramatic hypothyroidism. Over 1 year, without any deliberate manipulation of tumor suppressor genes, all...
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