Article
Identification of somatic TERT promoter mutations in familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinomas.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Oct 2017
Marques Inês J, Moura Margarida M, Cabrera Rafael, Pinto António E, Simões-Pereira Joana, Santos Catarina, Menezes Francisco D, Montezuma Diana, Henrique Rui, Rodrigues Teixeira Manuel, Leite Valeriano, Cavaco Branca M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The genes causing familial nonmedullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC) identified to date are only involved in a small fraction of the families. Recently, somatic mutations in TERT promoter region and in EIF1AX gene were reported in thyroid tumours of undefined familial status. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TERT and EIF1AX mutations in familial thyroid tumours. DESIGN: The promoter...
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