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Papillary thyroid cancer causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sahar Memar Montazerin, M.D.[2] Ammu Susheela, M.D. [3]

Overview

Overview

Papillary thyroid cancer is caused by a mutation in the RET gene and BRAF gene.

Causes

Causes

Common causes of papillary thyroid cancer may include:^[1]
- Mutation in RET gene
- Mutation in BRAF gene
For more information on the potential causes of papillary thyroid cancer please click here.

Reference

Reference

↑ Lloyd, Ricardo V. (2010). doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1069-1. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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