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DICER1 Mutations and Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma: Evidence of a Direct Association.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2016
Rutter Meilan M, Jha Pranati, Schultz Kris Ann P, Sheil Amy, Harris Anne K, Bauer Andrew J, Field Amanda L, Geller James, Hill D Ashley
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: DICER1 germline mutation carriers have an increased predisposition to cancer, such as pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) and Sertoli-Leydig cell tumor (SLCT), and a high prevalence of multinodular goiter (MNG). Although differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) has been reported in some DICER1 mutation carriers with PPB treated with chemotherapy, the association of DTC with DICER1 mutations is not well...
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