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CTLA-4 gene polymorphisms associate with efficacy of postoperative radioiodine-131 for differentiated thyroid carcinoma.
Future oncology (London, England) - 1 May 2017
Chang De-Feng, Chen Xiao-Hong, Huang Jing, Sun Ya-Mei, Zhu Da-Yong, Xu Zhong-Qing
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the association of CTLA-4 polymorphisms with efficacy of postoperative radioiodine-131 (I-131) treatment for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). METHODS: A total of 324 DTC patients and 350 healthy individuals were enrolled in our study. Patients received I-131 remnant ablation following surgical resection. Based on the treatment efficacy, patients were divided into the effective (n = 183)...
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