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Association of FOXE1 polyalanine repeat region with thyroid cancer is dependent on tumour size.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Feb 2017
Raimundo Joana, Alvelos Maria I, Azevedo Teresa, Martins Teresa, Rodrigues Fernando J, Lemos Manuel C
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OBJECTIVE: Polymorphisms in the thyroid transcription factor forkhead factor E1 (FOXE1) gene have been implicated in the genetic susceptibility to differentiated thyroid cancer, but little is known about their effect on tumour characteristics. The objective of this study was to determine the contribution of the FOXE1 polyalanine repeat region to the susceptibility to thyroid cancer and to its clinical...
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