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Uncommon TERT Promoter Mutations in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Feb 2016
Alzahrani Ali S, Qasem Ebtesam, Murugan Avaniyapuram Kannan, Al-Hindi Hindi N, AlKhafaji Dania, Almohanna Mai, Xing Mingzhao, Alhomaidah Doha, AlSwailem Meshael
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to determine the rate and significance of TERT promoter mutations that have been recently described in adult thyroid cancer (TC) but not yet in the uncommonly occurring pediatric TC. Furthermore, the role of the BRAF(V600E) mutation in the clinical outcome of pediatric TC is unknown. METHOD: The study included 55 pediatric (median age 16 years, range 9-18 years; 46 females) and...
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