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TERT promoter mutations and long-term survival in patients with thyroid cancer.
Endocrine-related cancer - 1 Oct 2016
Kim Tae Hyuk, Kim Young-Eun, Ahn Soomin, Kim Ji-Youn, Ki Chang-Seok, Oh Young Lyun, Kim Kyunga, Yun Jae Won, Park Woong-Yang, Choe Jun-Ho, Kim Jung-Han, Kim Jee Soo, Kim Sun Wook, Chung Jae Hoon
Abstract excerpt
TERT promoter mutations are emerging prognostic biomarkers in multiple cancers and are found in highly aggressive thyroid cancer. Our aim is to investigate the prognostic value of these mutations for the outcome of thyroid cancer-related mortality in a large cohort of thyroid cancer patients. This was a retrospective study of 409 patients (393 with differentiated thyroid cancer) with a median age of 44 years...
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