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TPO gene mutations associated with thyroid carcinoma: Case report and literature review.
Cancer biomarkers : section A of Disease markers - 1 Jan 2015
Zhu Hong, Peng Yi-Gen, Ma Shao-Gang, Liu Hong
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The thyroperoxidase (TPO) genetic variants in thyroid carcinoma is scarcely reported. OBJECTIVE: We report on a pedigree of thyroid papillary carcinoma and hypoechoic thyroid nodules with the TPO gene mutations. METHODS: The compound heterozygotic mutations of the TPO gene (c.2268-2269 insT and c.2090 G>A) in two patients with congenital goiters hypothyroidism were demonstrated. Fifteen family members...
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