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Genetic Alterations in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Patients with Acromegaly.
Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes : official journal, German Society of Endocrinology [and] German Diabetes Association - 1 Mar 2016
Aydin K, Aydin C, Dagdelen S, Tezel G G, Erbas T
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Acromegaly is associated with increased thyroid cancer risk. We aimed to analyze the frequency of point mutations of BRAF and RAS genes, and RET/PTC, PAX8/PPARγ gene rearrangements in patients with acromegaly having differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) and their relation with clinical and histological features. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 14 acromegalic patients (8 male, 6 female) with DTC were included. BRAF...
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