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mTOR activation in medullary thyroid carcinoma with RAS mutation.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2014
Lyra Joana, Vinagre João, Batista Rui, Pinto Vasco, Prazeres Hugo, Rodrigues Fernando, Eloy Catarina, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel, Soares Paula
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Rearranged during transfection (RET) mutations are well-known genetic events in sporadic and familial medullary thyroid carcinoma (FMTC). The presence of RAS mutations in sporadic cases, challenging the RET paradigm in these tumors, has been recently reported. We intend to evaluate mTOR pathway activation in RET- and RAS-mutated MTC. MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, we analysed the presence of...
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