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Copy Number Alterations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas: Does Loss of SESN2 Have a Role in Age-related Different Prognoses?
Cancer genomics & proteomics - 1 Jan 2000
DE Almeida Deise Cibele N, DE Souza Michel Platini Caldas, Amorim Carolina Koury Nassar, DA Silva MauÉs Jersey Heitor, DO E Santo Sagica Fernanda, Moreira-Nunes Caroline Aquino, DE Oliveira Edivaldo Herculano C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Thyroid cancer is the only tumor in which age is an important prognostic factor. In papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC), 45 years of age seems to be a key point that divides adult patients into two groups, with different clinical features. The aim of the study was to perform a microarray-based analysis in two groups of patients (<45 and ≥45 years old), in order to verify the occurrence of specific...
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