Genetic susceptibility to thyroid cancer: contributions of RET polymorphisms

Thyroid cancer is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system, represents more than 1% of all malignancies and has an estimated annual incidence of 212,000 cases worldwide. The term differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) comprises the subtypes papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and follicular...

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Main Author: Santos, Marina Silva dos (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/1199
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/1199