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Correlation between polymorphisms of BRAF gene and papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2016
Jiang Rui, Zhao Chunming, Xu Hao, Zhao Miaoqing, Sun Xiaogang, Wang Xinyu, Song Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), which accounts for 80% of all thyroid cancers, has an increasing incidence over these years. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of BRAF were considered to be one of well-established risk factors leading to development of PTC. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the common mutations of BRAF could elevate significantly the risk of PTC in a Chinese...
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