Papillary thyroid carcinoma in a boy with familial tuberous sclerosis complex attributable to a TSC2 deletion&mdash

Autor: Flader, M., Kurzawa, P., Maldyk, J., Sygut, J., Harasymczuk, J., Kropinska, A., Handkiewicz-Junak, D., Jarzab, B., Kotulska, K., Niedziela, M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Current Oncology
Volume 24
Issue 5
Pages 3555-428
ISSN: 1718-7729
DOI: 10.3747/co.24.3555
Popis: Tuberous sclerosis complex (tsc), a phacomatosis, is a rare genetic disease (autosomal dominant
incidence: 1 in 6,800&ndash
17,300) associated with mutations in the TSC1 and TSC2 genes, 70% of which are sporadic. The disease causes benign tumours in the brain, kidneys, heart, lungs, skin, and eyes
thyroid lesions are extremely rare.
Databáze: OpenAIRE