Multiple Genetic Alterations in Papillary Thyroid Cancer are Associated with Younger Age at Presentation
Author: Moses, Willieford / Weng, Julie / Khanafshar, Elham / Duh, Quan-Yang / Clark, Orlo H. / Kebebew, Electron
Reference: Journal of Surgical Research, 160 (2), p.179-183, May 2010
doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2009.05.031
Keywords: thyroid cancer; somatic mutations; gender; age; outcome
Abstract: …rearrangement in papillary thyroid cancer and younger age was…exposure, such as the Chernobyl reactor meltdown…the incidence of thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl exposure was highest…younger patient’s thyroid gland is more susceptible…
URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002248040900287X