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Case Report of CCDC149-ALK Fusion: A Novel Genetic Alteration and a Clinically Relevant Target in Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Dec 2022
Lee Hannah, Krishnan Vimal, Wirth Lori J, Nucera Carmelo, Venturina Mariza, Sadow Peter M, Mita Alain, Sacks Wendy
Abstract excerpt
Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer, usually with an indolent course. ALK fusions are rare in PTC but may give rise to a more aggressive behavior. We report a novel ALK fusion, CCDC149-ALK, not previously described in PTC, detected by next-generation sequencing in a 30-year-old woman with progressive widely metastatic radioiodine-refractory (RAIR) disease to lung, muscle,...
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