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Novel truncating germline variant reinforces TINF2 as a susceptibility gene for familial non-medullary thyroid cancer.
Journal of medical genetics - 24 Sept 2024
Oriola Josep, Díez Orland, Mora Mireia, Halperin Irene, Martínez Sandra, Masas Miriam, Tenes Anna, Bernal Anna, Duran Rafael, Orois Aida
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has long been observed that there are families in which non-medullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) occurs, but few syndromes and genes have been described to date. Proteins in the shelterin complex have been implied in cancer. Here, we have studied shelterin genes in families affected by NMTC (FNMTC). METHODS: We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) in 10 affected individuals from four families with at...
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