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[The role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of thyroid neoplasms].
Postepy higieny i medycyny doswiadczalnej - 1 Jan 1997
Ferenc T, Maciaszczyk K, Gesing A, Lewiński A
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This paper summarizes the current knowledge on the role of genetic factors in the development of thyroid neoplasms. The introduction of the methods and concepts of molecular genetics (as, e.g. recombinant DNA technology) have elucidated etiopathogenesis of the majority of thyroid tumours and, in the future, can make the diagnosis easier. Mutations of genes involved in the control of cellular growth and/or...
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