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ea0041ep1123 | Thyroid cancer | ECE2016

Analysis of BRAF and RAS genetic alterations in thyroid cancer in the Greek population

Kostoglou-Athanassiou Ifigenia , Argyropoulou Marilena , Karanatsiou Pagona , Papoutsidakis Georgios , Papadopoulou Alexandra , Loukou Kalliopi , Manolakelli Aikaterini , Synadaki Eleni , Vilaras George , Karameris Andreas , Liadaki Kalliopi

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is one of the most common malignancies of the endocrine system and displays a variety of histological patterns. The understanding of the molecular pathogenesis and the identification of molecular markers which will be used for diagnosis and prognosis is of high clinical significance. The most common molecular alterations include BRAF and RAS point mutations and RET/PTC and PAX8/PPARĪ³ rearrangements. The pres...