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Lack of mutations of the telomerase RNA component in familial papillary thyroid cancer with short telomeres.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Apr 2012
Cantara Silvia, Capuano Serena, Capezzone Marco, Benigni Michele, Pisu Milena, Marchisotta Stefania, Pacini Furio
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BACKGROUND: The occurrence of familial papillary thyroid cancer (FPTC) is well established but no susceptibility genes for this disease have been discovered. Our group has recently demonstrated that patients with FPTC have shorter telomeres, not associated with mutations in telomerase reverse transcriptase, gene than patients with sporadic papillary thyroid cancer (SPTC), healthy subjects (HS), and unaffected...
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