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Clinical, genetic, and immunohistochemical characterization of 70 Ukrainian adult cases with post-Chornobyl papillary thyroid carcinoma.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 2012
Dinets Andrii, Hulchiy Mykola, Sofiadis Anastasios, Ghaderi Mehran, Höög Anders, Larsson Catharina, Zedenius Jan
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BACKGROUND: Increased incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is observed as a consequence of radiation exposure in connection to the Chornobyl nuclear plant accident in 1986. In this study, we report a cohort of adult Ukrainian patients diagnosed with PTC from 2004 to 2008 following exposure at the age of 18 years or younger. METHODS: In total, 70 patients were identified and clinically characterized. The...
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