A Brief Review on The Molecular Basis of Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Approximately 5-10% of all thyroid cancers are medullary thyroid carcinomas (MTC). MTC is mainly sporadic in nature, but 20-30% of cases are hereditary. Genetic testing for hereditary MTC is very important for the patient and his family, but the patients must be receiving appropriate genetic counsel...
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Language: | English |
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Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran
2016-11-01
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Series: | Cell Journal |
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Online Access: | http://celljournal.org/journal/article/6868/download |