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Genetic Mutations and Variants in the Susceptibility of Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer.
Genes - 18 Nov 2020
Miasaki Fabíola Yukiko, Fuziwara Cesar Seigi, Carvalho Gisah Amaral de, Kimura Edna Teruko
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine malignancy with the majority of cases derived from thyroid follicular cells and caused by sporadic mutations. However, when at least two or more first degree relatives present thyroid cancer, it is classified as familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) that may comprise 3-9% of all thyroid cancer. In this context, 5% of FNMTC are related to hereditary syndromes...
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