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Frequent somatic TERT promoter mutations in thyroid cancer: higher prevalence in advanced forms of the disease.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2013
Landa Iñigo, Ganly Ian, Chan Timothy A, Mitsutake Norisato, Matsuse Michiko, Ibrahimpasic Tihana, Ghossein Ronald A, Fagin James A
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BACKGROUND: TERT encodes the reverse transcriptase component of telomerase, which adds telomere repeats to chromosome ends, thus enabling cell replication. Telomerase activity is required for cell immortalization. Somatic TERT promoter mutations modifying key transcriptional response elements were recently reported in several cancers, such as melanomas and gliomas. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study were: 1)...
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