Preoperative detection of TERT promoter and BRAFV600E mutations in papillary thyroid carcinoma in high-risk thyroid nodules

ABSTRACT Objectives: This observational study analyzed telomerase reverse transcriptase (pTERT) mutations in 45 fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens obtained from thyroid nodules followed by postoperatively confirmation of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) diagnosis, examining their relationship wit...

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Main Authors: Tatiana Marina Vieira Giorgenon, Fabiane Tavares Carrijo, Maurício Alamos Arruda, Taíse Lima Oliveira Cerqueira, Haiara Ramos Barreto, Juliana Brandão Cabral, Thiago Magalhães da Silva, Patrícia Künzle Ribeiro Magalhães, Léa Maria Zanini Maciel, Helton Estrela Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2019-03-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972019000200107&lng=en&tlng=en