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Genetic alterations of differentiated thyroid carcinoma in iodine-rich and iodine-deficient countries.
Cancer medicine - 1 Aug 2016
Vuong Huy Gia, Kondo Tetsuo, Oishi Naoki, Nakazawa Tadao, Mochizuki Kunio, Inoue Tomohiro, Tahara Ippei, Kasai Kazunari, Hirokawa Mitsuyoshi, Tran Thong Minh, Katoh Ryohei
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BRAF V600E mutation, RET rearrangements, and RAS mutations are the common genetic alterations in differentiated thyroid carcinomas derived from follicular thyroid cells. However, the relationship between these alterations and iodine intake is still controversial. To clarify the influence of iodine intake on the occurrence of differentiated thyroid carcinomas, we performed molecular analyses for two differentiated...
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