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Familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Sept 2013
Mazeh Haggi, Sippel Rebecca S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonmedullary thyroid cancers (NMTC) originate from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland and account for over 90% of all thyroid cancers. About 3-10% of the NMTCs are of familial origin, and familial NMTC (FNMTC) is defined as two or more affected first-degree relatives with NMTC in the absence of other known familial syndromes. SUMMARY: The genes involved in the pathogenesis of FNMTC are yet to...
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