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Positive family history of thyroid disease as a risk factor for differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnetrznej - 1 Dec 2011
Przybylik-Mazurek Elwira, Pach Dorota, Kuźniarz-Rymarz Sylwia, Tracz-Bujnowicz Marta, Szafraniec Krystyna, Skalniak Anna, Sowa-Staszczak Anna, Piwońska-Solska Beata, Hubalewska-Dydejczyk Alicja
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INTRODUCTION: Apart from the environmental risk factors for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), such as iodine deficiency and ionising radiation, it seems that there are also other, biological risk factors, for example, familial predisposition to thyroid disease. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to assess the occurrence of thyroid disease in the families of patients with DTC. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A...
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