Article
Characterizing the function of EPB41L4A in the predisposition to papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Scientific reports - 17 Nov 2020
Comiskey Daniel F, He Huiling, Liyanarachchi Sandya, Sheikh Mehek S, Hendrickson Isabella V, Yu Lianbo, Brock Pamela L, de la Chapelle Albert
Abstract excerpt
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common histotype of thyroid carcinoma. The heritability of PTC is high compared to other cancers, but its underlying causes are unknown. A recent genome-wide association study revealed the association of a variant at the 5q22 locus, rs73227498, with PTC predisposition. We report that rs17134155, a variant in high linkage disequilibrium with rs73227498, is located in...
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