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Genetic alterations in thyroid tumors from patients irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2013
Boaventura Paula, Pereira Dina, Celestino Ricardo, Mendes Adélia, Nakasawa Tadao, Teixeira-Gomes José, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel, Soares Paula
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Exposure to ionizing radiation at young age is the strongest risk factor for the occurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). RET/PTC rearrangements are the most frequent genetic alterations associated with radiation-induced PTC, whereas BRAF and RAS mutations and PAX8-PPARG rearrangement have been associated with sporadic PTC. We decided to search for such genetic alterations in PTCs of patients...
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