The Role of Fragile Sites in Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Joint Authors
Lehman, Christine E.
Dillon, Laura W.
Wang, Yuh-Hwa
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-06-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing, especially papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), making it currently the fastest-growing cancer among women.
Reasons for this increase remain unclear, but several risk factors including radiation exposure and improved detection techniques have been suggested.
Recently, the induction of chromosomal fragile site breakage was found to result in the formation of RET/PTC1 rearrangements, a common cause of PTC.
Chromosomal fragile sites are regions of the genome with a high susceptibility to forming DNA breaks and are often associated with cancer.
Exposure to a variety of external agents can induce fragile site breakage, which may account for some of the observed increase in PTC.
This paper discusses the role of fragile site breakage in PTC development, external fragile site-inducing agents that may be potential risk factors for PTC, and how these factors are especially targeting women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dillon, Laura W.& Lehman, Christine E.& Wang, Yuh-Hwa. 2012. The Role of Fragile Sites in Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal of Thyroid Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dillon, Laura W.…[et al.]. The Role of Fragile Sites in Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal of Thyroid Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-12.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Dillon, Laura W.& Lehman, Christine E.& Wang, Yuh-Hwa. The Role of Fragile Sites in Sporadic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma. Journal of Thyroid Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508808
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508808