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A Detailed Clinicopathologic Study of ALK-translocated Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
12 Dec 2014
Abstract excerpt
Pathogenic ALK translocations have been reported in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). We developed and validated a screening algorithm based on immunohistochemistry (IHC), followed by fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) in IHC-positive cases to identify ALK-rearranged PTC. IHC and FISH were performed in a cohort of 259 thyroid carcinomas enriched for aggressive variants. IHC was positive in 8 cases, 6...
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