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A mutation screening of oncogenes, tumor suppressor gene TP53 and nuclear encoded mitochondrial complex I genes in oncocytic thyroid tumors.
BMC cancer - 21 Mar 2015
Evangelisti Cecilia, de Biase Dario, Kurelac Ivana, Ceccarelli Claudio, Prokisch Holger, Meitinger Thomas, Caria Paola, Vanni Roberta, Romeo Giovanni, Tallini Giovanni, Gasparre Giuseppe, Bonora Elena
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyroid neoplasias with oncocytic features represent a specific phenotype in non-medullary thyroid cancer, reflecting the unique biological phenomenon of mitochondrial hyperplasia in the cytoplasm. Oncocytic thyroid cells are characterized by a prominent eosinophilia (or oxyphilia) caused by mitochondrial abundance. Although disruptive mutations in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) are the most...
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