Search for dissertations about: "Familial medullary thyroid cancer"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Familial medullary thyroid cancer.

  2. 1. Behind the scenes of thyroid tumors : underlying genetic mechanisms

    Author : Jia Jing Lee; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Familial medullary thyroid cancer; follicular thyroid cancer; anaplastic thyroid cancer; CCND1; UBCH10; p16; RASSF1A; BRAF; array-CGH; tumor progression; global methylation; LINE-1; LUMA;

    Abstract : Thyroid cancer is the most frequently observed malignancy involving endocrine tissues. This group of diseases is also the major cause of death related to neoplasia of the endocrine system. Tumors in the thyroid gland are common in the general population and the majority represents benign follicular adenoma (FTA). READ MORE

  4. 2. Molecular genetic studies of human thyroid tumors

    Author : Tony Frisk; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Follicular thyroid tumors; tumor progression; Cowden disease; PTEN; CGH; RET; medullary thyroid carcinoma; MEN 2; anaplastic carcinoma.;

    Abstract : Tumors of the thyroid gland are common among the general population, but only a small proportion is malignant. The vast majority of thyroid tumors are benign, so called follicular adenomas. Sometimes subtypes such as atypical adenomas and adenomas with oxyphil, i.e. READ MORE