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A new panel of SNPs to assess thyroid carcinoma risk: a pilot study in a Brazilian admixture population.
BMC medical genetics - 25 Nov 2017
Dos Santos Isabelle C C, Genre Julieta, Marques Diego, da Silva Ananília M G, Dos Santos Jéssica C, de Araújo Jéssica N G, Duarte Victor H R, Carracedo Angel, Torres-Español Maria, Bastos Gisele, de Oliveira Ramos Carlos C, Luchessi André D, Silbiger Vivian N
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyroid cancer is a common malignant disease of the endocrine system with increasing incidence rates over the last few decades. In this study, we sought to analyze the possible association of 45 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with thyroid cancer in a population from Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. METHODS: Based on histological analysis by a pathologist, 80 normal thyroid specimens of tissue...
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