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HABP2 germline variants are uncommon in familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer.
BMC medical genetics - 17 Aug 2016
Weeks Alexia L, Wilson Scott G, Ward Lynley, Goldblatt Jack, Hui Jennie, Walsh John P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genetic basis of nonsyndromic familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) is poorly understood. A recent study identified HABP2 as a tumor suppressor gene and identified a germline variant (G534E) in an extended FNMTC kindred. The relevance of this to other FNMTC kindreds is uncertain. METHODS: Sanger sequencing was performed on peripheral blood DNA from probands from 37 Australian FNMTC kindreds...
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