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Role of gene expression profiling in defining indeterminate thyroid nodules in addition to BRAF analysis.
Cancer cytopathology - 1 May 2016
Borrelli Nicla, Ugolini Clara, Giannini Riccardo, Antonelli Alessandro, Giordano Mirella, Sensi Elisa, Torregrossa Liborio, Fallahi Poupak, Miccoli Paolo, Basolo Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is routinely used in the preoperative evaluation of thyroid nodules. However, 15% to 30% of aspirations yield indeterminate cytologic findings. Because the assessment of BRAF mutations seems to improve the diagnostic accuracy, this study evaluated BRAF mutations with Sanger sequencing and real-time methods in 650 consecutive thyroid aspirates. In addition, the expression of a large...
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