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Telomere-lengthening germline variants predispose to a syndromic papillary thyroid cancer subtype.
American journal of human genetics - 6 Jun 2024
DeBoy Emily A, Nicosia Anna M, Liyanarachchi Sandya, Iyer Sheila S, Shah Manisha H, Ringel Matthew D, Brock Pamela, Armanios Mary
Abstract excerpt
Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy. 10% to 15% of individuals show familial clustering with three or more affected members, but the factors underlying this risk are unknown. In a group of recently studied individuals with POT1 pathogenic variants and ultra-long telomere length, PTC was the second most common solid tumor. We tested whether variants in POT1 and four other...
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