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NTRK fusion oncogenes in pediatric papillary thyroid carcinoma in northeast United States.
Cancer - 1 Apr 2016
Prasad Manju L, Vyas Monika, Horne Matthew J, Virk Renu K, Morotti Raffaella, Liu Zongzhi, Tallini Giovanni, Nikiforova Marina N, Christison-Lagay Emily R, Udelsman Robert, Dinauer Catherine A, Nikiforov Yuri E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: An increase in thyroid cancers, predominantly papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), has been recently reported in children. METHODS: The histopathology of 28 consecutive PTCs from the northeast United States was reviewed. None of the patients (ages 6-18 years; 20 females, 8 males) had significant exposure to radiation. Nucleic acid from tumors was tested for genetic abnormalities (n = 27). Negative...
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