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Two families with an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1997
Burgess J R, Duffield A, Wilkinson S J, Ware R, Greenaway T M, Percival J, Hoffman L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid (PTC) is the most prevalent malignancy of the thyroid gland. Although the majority of lesions are sporadic tumors, an established relationship exists between familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) and PTC. Moreover, some authors postulate the existence of familial PTC as a distinct entity. Evidence for this is limited, however, there being few well characterized...
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