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Clinical and Molecular Characteristics May Alter Treatment Strategies of Thyroid Malignancies in DICER1 Syndrome
Author(s) -
Karin van der Tuin,
Leanne de Kock,
Eveline J. Kamping,
Sabine E Hannema,
Marie-Jose M Pouwels,
Marek Niedziela,
Tom van Wezel,
Frederik J. Hes,
Marjolijn C.J. Jongmans,
William D. Foulkes,
Hans Morreau
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2018-00774
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid carcinoma , thyroid cancer , thyroidectomy , germline mutation , thyroid , context (archaeology) , thyroid nodules , pathology , retrospective cohort study , oncology , mutation , gene , biology , genetics , paleontology
DICER1 syndrome is a rare autosomal-dominantly inherited disorder that predisposes to a variety of cancerous and noncancerous tumors of mostly pediatric and adolescent onset, including differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). DTC has been hypothesized to arise secondarily to the increased prevalence of thyroid hyperplastic nodules in syndromic patients.

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