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Germline- and Somatic-Inactivating FLCN Variants in Parathyroid Cancer and Atypical Parathyroid Tumors
20 Mar 2023
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CONTEXT: Parathyroid cancer (PC) is a rare endocrine neoplasm with high mortality. While surgery is the treatment for patients with the disease, recurrence rates are high, and patients usually succumb to severe hypercalcemia. There is no effective systemic therapy for the disease. OBJECTIVE: To investigate for novel genes causing parathyroid cancer. METHODS: We analyzed the germline DNA of 17 patients with...
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