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Follicular thyroid cancer causes

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Follicular thyroid cancer is caused by a mutation in the RAS gene.

Causes

Causes

Genetic mutation is suspected to be the main cause of follicular thyroid cancer.^[1]^[2]
It is caused by mutation in the RAS gene.

References

References

↑ Vasko, V.; Ferrand, M.; Di Cristofaro, J.; Carayon, P.; Henry, J. F.; de Micco, C. (2003). “Specific Pattern of RAS Oncogene Mutations in Follicular Thyroid Tumors”. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 88 (6): 2745–2752. doi:10.1210/jc.2002-021186. ISSN 0021-972X.
↑ Thyroid Cancer Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/hp/thyroid-treatment-pdq#section/_6- Accessed on October, 29 2015

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