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Gene identification of potential malignant parathyroid tumors phenotype in Chinese population.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jan 2014
Zhao Jianguo, Hu Ya, Liao Quan, Niu Zheyu, Xing Xiaoping, Xia Weibo, Zhao Yupei
Abstract excerpt
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare tumor associated with poor prognosis, thus early preoperative recognition and surgical resection are critical. However, because of a lack of definitive diagnostic markers and typical clinical features, it is difficult to diagnose this disease in its early stages and it is often misdiagnosed as parathyroid adenoma. Additionally, little is known about the molecular pathogenesis of...
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