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The Clinicopathological Results of Thyroid Cancer With BRAFV600E Mutation in the Young Population of Fukushima.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2020
Iwadate Manabu, Mitsutake Norisato, Matsuse Michiko, Fukushima Toshihiko, Suzuki Satoshi, Matsumoto Yoshiko, Ookouchi Chiyo, Mizunuma Hiroshi, Nakamura Izumi, Nakano Keiichi, Sakamoto Atsuhiko, Hirokawa Mitsuyoshi, Ito Masahiro, Naganuma Hiroshi, Hashimoto Yuko, Shimura Hiroki, Yamashita Shunichi, Suzuki Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyroid ultrasound screening for children aged 0 to 18 years was performed in Fukushima following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. As a result, many thyroid cancer cases were detected. To explore the carcinogenic mechanisms of these cancers, we analyzed their clinicopathological and genetic features. METHODS: We analyzed 138 cases (52 males and 86 females) who had undergone...
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