Diagnosis and Pathologic Characteristics of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma—Review of Current Guidelines
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Genetic and Epigenetic of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is an infrequent calcitonin-producing neuroendocrine tumor that initiates from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. Several genetic and epigenetic alterations are collaterally responsible for medullary thyroid carcinogenesis. In this review article, we shed light on all the genetic and epigenetic hallmarks of MTC. From the genetic perspective, RET, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1718-7729
DOI: 10.3747/co.26.5539