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  1. CDKN2A homozygous deletions and TSC2 somatic mutations in metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
  2. Genetic Background Dictates the Dichotomous Effects of Bisphenol A on Thyroid Cell Viability, Proliferation, and Migration
  3. Patient-derived tumoroids recapitulate the morphologic and molecular features of pediatric brain tumors
  4. Unravelling the Tumourigenesis Mechanisms of Oncocytic Cell Tumours: Discoveries from a Comparative Omics Study
  5. DICER1 and DGCR8 in Thyroid Tumorigenesis: miRNA Biogenesis and Histopathologic Diversity
  6. The Usefulness of Combined Digital Dermatoscopy and Ultrasound with Colour Doppler in the Diagnosis of Skin Lesions
  7. Exploring MAPK and mTOR Pathways in Feline Thyroid Tumors
  8. Challenges of the 5th Edition of the WHO Classification of Thyroid Tumours
  9. The hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis is disrupted by exposure to a mix of tributyltin and bisphenol S
  10. Emerging Approaches in Glioblastoma Treatment: Modulating the Extracellular Matrix Through Nanotechnology
  11. Insights in biomarkers complexity and routine clinical practice for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and cancer
  12. Nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced batimastat delivery across the blood–brain barrier: an in vitro study for glioblastoma treatment
  13. TERTmonitor Efficacy and Performance in Detecting Mutations by Droplet Digital PCR
  14. Biomarker Profiling of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Only and with Synchronous or Metachronous Bladder Cancer
  15. Exploring the genetic links between voltage-gated potassium channels and familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma: a family study
  16. Genomic profiling of lymph node and distant metastases from papillary and poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas
  17. The relationship between the gut microbiota and thyroid disorders
  18. MODL-08. PATIENT-DERIVED ORGANOIDS RECAPITULATE THE MOLECULAR LANDSCAPE OF PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMORS
  19. Unraveling the Significance of DGCR8 and miRNAs in Thyroid Carcinoma
  20. Cyto-Histological Profile of MicroRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  21. Cyto-Histological Profile of microRNAs as Diagnostic Biomarkers in Differenciated Thyroid Carcinomas
  22. Urine-Based Biomarker Test Uromonitor® in the Detection and Disease Monitoring of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer—A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Performance
  23. The Role of 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine as a Potential Epigenetic Biomarker in a Large Series of Thyroid Neoplasms
  24. Comparative Cyto-Histological Genetic Profile in a Series of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  25. Investigating USP42 Mutation as Underlying Cause of Familial Non-Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
  26. Pyriproxyfen, villain or good guy? A brief review
  27. Comparative Cyto-histological Genetic Profile in a Series of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  28. Genomic profiling of primary and metastatic thyroid cancers
  29. Subcentimetric Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Does the Diagnosis Kind Impact Prognosis?
  30. Environmental Endocrinology: Parabens Hazardous Effects on Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Thyroid Axis
  31. Subcentimetric papillary thyroid carcinoma with extensive lymph node and brain metastasis: case report and review of literature
  32. TERTmonitor—qPCR Detection of TERTp Mutations in Glioma
  33. Environmental Endocrinology: Parabens Hazardous Effects on HPT Axis
  34. Significance of Furin Expression in Thyroid Neoplastic Transformation
  35. Personalized Medicine in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Broad Review of Emerging Treatments
  36. Using a Dual CRISPR/Cas9 Approach to Gain Insight into the Role of LRP1B in Glioblastoma
  37. 2023 European Thyroid Association Clinical Practice Guidelines for thyroid nodule management
  38. Generation of an Obese Diabetic Mouse Model upon Conditional Atrx Disruption
  39. Abstract
  40. High VEGFA Expression Is Associated with Improved Progression-Free Survival after Bevacizumab Treatment in Recurrent Glioblastoma
  41. Survey on selenium clinical supplementation in autoimmune thyroid disease
  42. Assessing the Antitumor Potential of Variants of the Extracellular Carbohydrate Polymer from Synechocystis ΔsigF Mutant
  43. Spotlight on hTERT Complex Regulation in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas
  44. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and endocrine neoplasia: A forty-year systematic review
  45. Yoga for COVID-19: An ancient practice for a new condition – A literature review
  46. Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear feature: clinical, pathological, and molecular update 5 years after the nomenclature revision
  47. Prognostic Value of Bladder Involvement in the Outcome of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma
  48. Position paper from the Endocrine Task Force of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) on the management and shared decision making in patients with low-risk micro papillary thyroid carcinoma
  49. An update on genetically engineered mouse models of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms
  50. DGCR8 Microprocessor Subunit Mutation and Expression Deregulation in Thyroid Lesions
  51. Case Report: Composite pheochromocytoma with ganglioneuroma component: A report of three cases
  52. HuRthle cell tumors vs oncocytic variants of the follicular cell derived thyroid tumours: a comprehensive analysis based in transcriptome, proteome and cnv profiling
  53. Tackling Thyroid Cancer in Europe—The Challenges and Opportunities
  54. Characterisation of an Atrx Conditional Knockout Mouse Model: Atrx Loss Causes Endocrine Dysfunction Rather Than Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumour
  55. Detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection in thyroid follicular cells from a COVID-19 autopsy series
  56. Environmentally relevant dose of the endocrine disruptor tributyltin disturbs redox balance in female thyroid gland
  57. Aggressive nonfunctioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumors
  58. Connexin Expression in Pituitary Adenomas and the Effects of Overexpression of Connexin 43 in Pituitary Tumor Cell Lines
  59. Subacute and low-dose tributyltin exposure disturbs the mammalian hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in a sex-dependent manner
  60. Post-COVID-19 Condition: Where Are We Now?
  61. The ringworm campaign in Portugal, 1940–1970
  62. Performance of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytology in Multi-Institutional Large Cohort of Pediatric Thyroid Nodules: A Detailed Analysis
  63. The Multifaceted Profile of Thyroid Disease in the Background of DICER1 Germline and Somatic Mutations: Then, Now and Future Perspectives
  64. Predictive Biomarkers in Melanoma: Detection of BRAF Mutation Using Dermoscopy
  65. <b><i>TERT</i></b> Promoter Mutational Status in the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma: Comparison with Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
  66. Ubiquitin-Specific Proteases: Players in Cancer Cellular Processes
  67. LRP1B: A Giant Lost in Cancer Translation
  68. DGCR8 microprocessor defect and deregulation of its expression in thyroid cancer
  69. Indeterminate thyroid cytology: detecting malignancy using analysis of nuclear images
  70. Epigenomics in Hurthle Cell Neoplasms: Filling in the Gaps Towards Clinical Application
  71. TERTp mutations and p53 expression in head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinomas with different aggressive features
  72. Combinatorial Therapies to Overcome BRAF/MEK Inhibitors Resistance in Melanoma Cells: An in vitro Study
  73. Genetic Determinants for Prediction of Outcome of Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  74. Integrated Metabolomics and Transcriptomics Analysis of Monolayer and Neurospheres from Established Glioblastoma Cell Lines
  75. The role of c-Met and VEGFR2 in glioblastoma resistance to bevacizumab
  76. Molecular Pathology of Non-familial Follicular Epithelial–Derived Thyroid Cancer in Adults: From RAS/BRAF-like Tumor Designations to Molecular Risk Stratification
  77. Correlation of molecular data with histopathological and clinical features in a series of 66 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma
  78. LRP1B Expression as a Putative Predictor of Response to Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Treatment in Ovarian Cancer
  79. Osteopontin-a enhances cytoskeleton remodeling and activates intermediate epithelial mesenchymal properties in c643 thryoid cancer cells
  80. Mohs Micrographic Surgery for Head and Neck Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer: An Approach for Ent Surgeons
  81. S616-p-DRP1 associates with locally invasive behavior of follicular cell-derived thyroid carcinoma
  82. Clinicopathological Features as Prognostic Predictors of Poor Outcome in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  83. Molecular Aspects of Thyroid Calcification
  84. Metabolic modulation combined with mTOR pathway inhibition may overcame cutaneous melanoma resistance to MAPK inhibitors treatment
  85. Clinical Validation of a Urine Test (Uromonitor-V2®) for the Surveillance of Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Patients
  86. Follicular Lesions with Papillary Nuclear Characteristics: Differences in Chromatin Detected by Computerized Image Analysis
  87. Analyzing the Role of DICER1 Germline Variations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  88. Predictive Biomarkers and Patient Outcome in Platinum-Resistant (PLD-Treated) Ovarian Cancer
  89. Comprehensive Assessment of TERT mRNA Expression across a Large Cohort of Benign and Malignant Thyroid Tumours
  90. Prognostic Significance of RAS Mutations and P53 Expression in Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomas
  91. Erratum to “Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasia Characterization in Portugal: Results from the NETs Study Group of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism”
  92. A 30-Year Long-Term Experience in Appendix Neuroendocrine Neoplasms—Granting a Positive Outcome
  93. Evaluation of the role of mitochondria in the non-targeted effects of ionizing radiation using cybrid cellular models
  94. Reliable blood cancer cells' telomere length evaluation by qPCR
  95. Head and neck cutaneous basal cell carcinoma: what should the otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgeon care about?
  96. Relevant dose of the environmental contaminant, tributyltin, promotes histomorphological changes in the thyroid gland of male rats
  97. TERT Promoter Mutation as a Potential Predictive Biomarker in BCG-Treated Bladder Cancer Patients
  98. Biomarkers for Bladder Cancer Diagnosis and Surveillance: A Comprehensive Review
  99. Cancer incidence after childhood irradiation for tinea capitis in a Portuguese cohort
  100. Validation of a Novel, Sensitive, and Specific Urine-Based Test for Recurrence Surveillance of Patients With Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer in a Comprehensive Multicenter Study
  101. Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: An Algorithmic Cytomorphology-Based Approach to Cytology Specimens
  102. Predicting Growing Stock Volume of Eucalyptus Plantations Using 3-D Point Clouds Derived from UAV Imagery and ALS Data
  103. Characterization and antitumor activity of the extracellular carbohydrate polymer from the cyanobacterium Synechocystis ΔsigF mutant
  104. Interaction of Genetic Variations inNFE2L2andSELENOSModulates the Risk of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis
  105. Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasia Characterization in Portugal: Results from the NETs Study Group of the Portuguese Society of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  106. Differential Expression of HMGA1 and HMGA2 in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors
  107. Oncocytic thyroid neoplasms: from histology to molecular biology
  108. “The other side of the coin”: understanding noninvasive follicular tumor with papillary-like nuclear features in unifocal and multifocal settings
  109. TERT promoter mutations are associated with poor prognosis in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
  110. TERT promoter and FGFR3 mutations – a highly sensitive and non-invasive tool for bladder cancer recurrence detection
  111. Scalp basal cell carcinoma: A different entity?
  112. Tendências do carcinoma espinocelular cutâneo no Hospital de Gaia (2004-20013)
  113. Selenium and Selenoproteins in Immune Mediated Thyroid Disorders
  114. The environmental contaminant tributyltin leads to abnormalities in different levels of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in female rats
  115. OPNa Overexpression Is Associated with Matrix Calcification in Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines
  116. Uromonitor®as a novel sensitive and specific urine-based test for recurrence surveillance of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
  117. The genetics of cutaneous squamous cell carcinogenesis
  118. Liposomal therapies in oncology: does one size fit all?
  119. Editorial on “The genomic landscape of TERT promoter wildtype-IDH wildtype glioblastoma”
  120. Follicular thyroid lesions: is there a discriminatory potential in the computerized nuclear analysis?
  121. Unraveling molecular targets of bisphenol A and S in the thyroid gland
  122. Abstract 180: OPNa variant expression is associated with matrix mineralization in thyroid cancer cell lines
  123. TERTp mutation is associated with a shorter progression free survival in patients with aggressive histology subtypes of follicular-cell derived thyroid carcinoma
  124. Melanoma treatment in review
  125. Cribriform-morular variant of thyroid carcinoma: a neoplasm with distinctive phenotype associated with the activation of the WNT/β-catenin pathway
  126. mTOR Pathway in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Different Contributions of mTORC1 and mTORC2 Complexes for Tumor Behavior and SLC5A5 mRNA Expression
  127. Age-Associated Mortality Risk in Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Does BRAF Make a Real Difference?
  128. Telomere Maintenance Mechanisms in Cancer
  129. Tributyltin and Zebrafish: Swimming in Dangerous Water
  130. Genomic and transcriptomic characterization of the mitochondrial-rich oncocytic phenotype on a thyroid carcinoma background
  131. Is Low-Dose Radiation Exposure a Risk Factor for Atherosclerotic Disease?
  132. Multinodular Goiter Progression Toward Malignancy in a Case of DICER1 Syndrome
  133. Dynamin-Related Protein 1 at the Crossroads of Cancer
  134. CRABP1, C1QL1 and LCN2 are biomarkers of differentiated thyroid carcinoma, and predict extrathyroidal extension
  135. NIS expression in thyroid tumors, relation with prognosis clinicopathological and molecular features
  136. Frontiers in endocrine disruption: Impacts of organotin on the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis
  137. Etiopathogenesis of oncocytomas
  138. Inhibitory Effects of Antagonists of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone (GHRH) in Thyroid Cancer
  139. Calcitonin receptor expression in medullary thyroid carcinoma
  140. Introduction
  141. Other Rare Tumours and Tumour-Like Lesions
  142. Rare Familial Tumours
  143. Rare Follicular Tumours
  144. Rare Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas
  145. Small Cell Tumours
  146. Therapeutic Options
  147. SDHD promoter mutations are rare events in cutaneous melanomas but SDHD protein expression is downregulated in advanced cutaneous melanoma
  148. Hobnail Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  149. Telomerase and N-Cadherin in Adrenocortical Tumors
  150. The Genetics of Papillary Microcarcinomas of the Thyroid: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications
  151. Molecular landscape of metastatic thyroid cancer
  152. The role of ablative treatment in differentiated thyroid cancer management
  153. TERTbiology and function in cancer: beyond immortalisation
  154. Molecular study on some antibiotic resistant genes in Salmonella spp. isolates
  155. The biology and the genetics of Hürthle cell tumors of the thyroid
  156. In vitro transforming potential, intracellular signaling properties and sensitivity to a kinase inhibitor (sorafenib) of RET proto-oncogene variants Glu511Lys, Ser649Leu and Arg886Trp
  157. pmTOR is a marker of aggressiveness in papillary thyroid carcinomas
  158. TERTpromoter mutations: a genetic signature of benign and malignant thyroid tumours occurring in the context of tinea capitis irradiation
  159. IL6-174 G>C Polymorphism (rs1800795) Association with Late Effects of Low Dose Radiation Exposure in the Portuguese Tinea Capitis Cohort
  160. The Role of ATRX in the Alternative Lengthening of Telomeres (ALT) Phenotype
  161. Telomerase Activation in Hematological Malignancies
  162. Erratum: Chromosomal, epigenetic and microRNA-mediated inactivation of LRP1B, a modulator of the extracellular environment of thyroid cancer cells
  163. TERT promoter mutations in pancreatic endocrine tumours are rare and mainly found in tumours from patients with hereditary syndromes
  164. Osteopontin-a splice variant is overexpressed in papillary thyroid carcinoma and modulates invasive behavior
  165. Corrigendum to “How to Treat a Signal? Current Basis for RET-Genotype-Oriented Choice of Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer”
  166. Molecular profiling, including TERT promoter mutations, of acral lentiginous melanomas
  167. The prognostic impact of TERT promoter mutations in glioblastomas is modified by the rs2853669 single nucleotide polymorphism
  168. Telomerase promoter mutations in cancer: beyond immortalization?
  169. TERT promoter mutations in pancreatic endocrine tumours are frequent in tumours from patients with hereditary syndromes
  170. Osteopontin expression is correlated with differentiation and good prognosis in medullary thyroid carcinoma
  171. TERT Promoter Mutations in Soft Tissue Sarcomas
  172. Differential Clinicopathological Risk and Prognosis of Major Papillary Thyroid Cancer Variants
  173. Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
  174. Obesity Is Associated With Low NAD+/SIRT Pathway Expression in Adipose Tissue of BMI-Discordant Monozygotic Twins
  175. Molecular Markers Involved in Tumorigenesis of Thyroid Carcinoma: Focus on Aggressive Histotypes
  176. Hotspot TERT promoter mutations are rare events in testicular germ cell tumors
  177. RAF-1 promotes survival of thyroid cancer cells harboring RET/PTC1 rearrangement independently of ERK activation
  178. ENDOCRINE TUMOURS: Genetic predictors of thyroid cancer outcome
  179. ESP Abstracts 2015
  180. Overexpression of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase supports dichloroacetate as a candidate for cutaneous melanoma therapy
  181. Mitochondrial Dynamics Protein Drp1 Is Overexpressed in Oncocytic Thyroid Tumors and Regulates Cancer Cell Migration
  182. RE: TERT Promoter Mutation Status as an Independent Prognostic Factor in Cutaneous Melanoma
  183. Coexistence of TERT Promoter and BRAF Mutations in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Added Value in Patient Prognosis?
  184. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Adolescents
  185. Poorly differentiated and undifferentiated thyroid carcinomas
  186. OXPHOS dysfunction regulates integrin- 1 modifications and enhances cell motility and migration
  187. mTOR activation in medullary thyroid carcinoma with RAS mutation
  188. Low frequency of TERT promoter mutations in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs)
  189. Differentiated thyroid cancer in patients with resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome. A novel case and a review of the literature
  190. Thyroid and parathyroid tumours in patients submitted to X-ray scalp epilation during the tinea capitis eradication campaign in the North of Portugal (1950–1963)
  191. Polymorphisms in the TNFA and IL6 Genes Represent Risk Factors for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
  192. TERT Promoter Mutations in Skin Cancer: The Effects of Sun Exposure and X-Irradiation
  193. Telomerase promoter mutations in cancer: an emerging molecular biomarker?
  194. Increased lymphangiogenesis in Riedel thyroiditis (Immunoglobulin G4-related thyroid disease)
  195. TERT Promoter Mutations Are a Major Indicator of Poor Outcome in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  196. A Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the Selenoprotein S Gene (SEPS1) Contributes to Hashimoto's Thyroiditis Susceptibility
  197. C-Cell-Derived Calcitonin-Free Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Thyroid
  198. Prognostic biomarkers in thyroid cancer
  199. Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
  200. Mitochondrial D310 D-Loop instability and histological subtypes in radiation-induced cutaneous basal cell carcinomas
  201. Primary Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid Diagnosed as Anaplastic Carcinoma: Failure in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology?
  202. Stimulated Thyroglobulin at Recombinant Human TSH-Aided Ablation Predicts Disease-free Status One Year Later
  203. Abstract C118: TERT promoter mutations in human gliomas.
  204. A founder SDHB mutation in Portuguese paraganglioma patients
  205. Genetic alterations in thyroid tumors from patients irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment
  206. Nrf2 Is Commonly Activated in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma, and It Controls Antioxidant Transcriptional Responses and Viability of Cancer Cells
  207. Frequency of TERT promoter mutations in human cancers
  208. GNAQ and BRAF mutations show differential activation of the mTOR pathway in human transformed cells
  209. Etiopathogenic factors of thyroid cancer
  210. Radiotherapy: radioiodine and external beam irradiation treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinomas
  211. Cribriform-Morular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Displaying Poorly Differentiated Features
  212. CDX2 Expression in Some Variants of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  213. MEN1 intragenic deletions may represent the most prevalent somatic event in sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
  214. AZD1480 Blocks Growth and Tumorigenesis of RET- Activated Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines
  215. Survey of 548 oncogenic fusion transcripts in thyroid tumors supports the importance of the already established thyroid fusions genes
  216. Molecular alterations and expression of succinate dehydrogenase complex in wild-type KIT/PDGFRA/BRAF gastrointestinal stromal tumors
  217. STAT3 negatively regulates thyroid tumorigenesis
  218. RET/PTCrearrangement is prevalent in follicular Hürthle cell carcinomas
  219. mTOR Pathway Overactivation in BRAF Mutated Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  220. 1121 BRAF Mutations in Thyroid Carcinomas Following Childhood Scalp Irradiation
  221. Insights into melanoma: targeting the mTOR pathway for therapeutics
  222. TGF-beta/Smad pathway and BRAF mutation play different roles in circumscribed and infiltrative papillary thyroid carcinoma
  223. The biology and the genetics of Hurthle cell tumors of the thyroid
  224. Absence of theBRAFand theGRIM-19Mutations in Oncocytic (Hürthle Cell) Solid Cell Nests of the Thyroid
  225. Head and neck basal cell carcinoma prevalence in individuals submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment
  226. The mTOR Signalling Pathway in Human Cancer
  227. Melanocytic Tumour in a Black Sheep never exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation
  228. A Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Inhibiting the Response to Intravitreal Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Therapy in Wet Age-Related Macular Disease
  229. Paraganglioma of seminal vesicle and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma: a case report and literature review
  230. A novel germline SDHB mutation in a gastrointestinal stromal tumor patient without bona fide features of the Carney–Stratakis dyad
  231. Genetic Alterations in Poorly Differentiated and Undifferentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  232. Intratumoural lymph vessel density is related to presence of lymph node metastases and separates encapsulated from infiltrative papillary thyroid carcinoma
  233. Impact of EGFR Genetic Variants on Glioma Risk and Patient Outcome
  234. GRIM-19 function in cancer development
  235. Orthovanadate-induced cell death in RET/PTC1-harboring cancer cells involves the activation of caspases and altered signaling through PI3K/Akt/mTOR
  236. Synergistic growth inhibition of cancer cells harboring the RET/PTC1 oncogene by staurosporine and rotenone involves enhanced cell death
  237. Plenary Oral Free Paper Sessions
  238. The preeminence of growth pattern and invasiveness and the limited influence of BRAF and RAS mutations in the occurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma lymph node metastases
  239. In vitro transforming potential, intracellular signaling properties, and sensitivity to a kinase inhibitor (sorafenib) of RET proto-oncogene variants Glu511Lys, Ser649Leu, and Arg886Trp
  240. Abstract 1075: STAT3 signaling in thyroid cancer
  241. Involvement of p53 in cell death following cell cycle arrest and mitotic catastrophe induced by rotenone
  242. Head and neck lesions in a cohort irradiated in childhood for tinea capitis treatment
  243. Thyroid hormone as a regulator of tumor induced angiogenesis
  244. Tumor-in-Tumor of the Thyroid With Basaloid Differentiation: A Lesion With a Solid Cell Nest Neoplastic Component?
  245. Molecular Alterations in Sporadic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
  246. Small papillary thyroid cancers—is BRAF of prognostic value?
  247. EBV interferes with the sensitivity of Burkitt lymphoma Akata cells to etoposide
  248. How to Treat a Signal? Current Basis for RET-Genotype-Oriented Choice of Kinase Inhibitors for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
  249. mTOR pathway activation in cutaneous melanoma is associated with poorer prognosis characteristics
  250. Chromosomal, epigenetic and microRNA-mediated inactivation of LRP1B, a modulator of the extracellular environment of thyroid cancer cells
  251. Analysis of GNAQ mutations, proliferation and MAPK pathway activation in uveal melanomas
  252. Multicentre validation study of nucleic acids extraction from FFPE tissues
  253. 95 Associations between functional EGFR polymorphisms and glioma risk
  254. Hot Topics in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  255. Molecular Pathology of Thyroid Tumors: Diagnostic and Prognostic Relevance
  256. Alopecia in women submitted to childhood X-ray epilation for tinea capitis treatment
  257. Review Article: The Familial Counterparts of Follicular Cell—Derived Thyroid Tumors
  258. Identification of a paired box gene 8-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PAX8-PPAR ) rearrangement mosaicism in a patient with an autonomous functioning follicular thyroid carcinoma bearing an activating mutation in the TSH receptor
  259. Evaluation of the mTOR pathway in ocular (uvea and conjunctiva) melanoma
  260. Abstract 3138: Stat3 signaling in thyroid cancer
  261. An assessment of the clonality of the components of canine mixed mammary tumours by mitochondrial DNA analysis
  262. Proliferation and survival molecules implicated in the inhibition of BRAF pathway in thyroid cancer cells harbouring different genetic mutations
  263. A follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma in struma ovarii. Case report with unique molecular alterations
  264. IsBRAFmutation screening useful for preoperative risk stratification in papillary thyroid cancer?
  265. BRAFV600Emutation in papillary thyroid carcinoma: a potential target for therapy?
  266. Germline variation of the melanocortin-1 receptor does not explain shared risk for melanoma and thyroid cancer
  267. Mitochondria and cancer
  268. How molecular pathology is changing and will change the therapeutics of patients with follicular cell-derived thyroid cancer
  269. Cribriform-Morular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  270. Mitochondria and Oncocytomas
  271. Cyclic AMP Inhibits the Proliferation of Thyroid Carcinoma Cell Lines through Regulation of CDK4 Phosphorylation
  272. Acquisition ofBRAFgene mutations is not a requirement for nodal metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma
  273. Follicular thyroid carcinoma with an unusual glomeruloid pattern of growth
  274. Optimization of methods to assess mitochondrial DNA in archival paraffin-embedded tissues from mammary canine tumors
  275. Intragenic Mutations in Thyroid Cancer
  276. GRIM-19 in Health and Disease
  277. Mitochondria and Cancer
  278. BRAF provides proliferation and survival signals in MSI colorectal carcinoma cells displaying BRAFV600E but not KRAS mutations
  279. Loss of heterozygosity at 19p13.2 and 2q21 in tumours from familial clusters of non-medullary thyroid carcinoma
  280. Molecular and Genotypic Characterization of Human Thyroid Follicular Cell Carcinoma–Derived Cell Lines
  281. Molecular genetics of papillary thyroid carcinoma: great expectations...
  282. A subset of colorectal carcinomas express c-KIT protein independently of BRAF and/or KRAS activation
  283. Thyroid hormone receptor   mutations in the 'hot-spot region' are rare events in thyroid carcinomas
  284. B-RAF mutations in the etiopathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis of thyroid carcinomas
  285. The p75 neurotrophin receptor is widely expressed in conventional papillary thyroid carcinoma
  286. Occurrence of the Cys611Tyr mutation and a novel Arg886Trp substitution in the RET proto‐oncogene in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 families and sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma cases originating from the central region of Portugal
  287. Mutational Spectrum and Linkage Disequilibrium Patterns at the Ornithine Transcarbamylase Gene (OTC)
  288. H-RAS 81 polymorphism is significantly associated with aneuploidy in follicular tumors of the thyroid
  289. PAX8-PPARγ Rearrangement Is Frequently Detected in the Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
  290. Diagnostic Criteria in Well-Differentiated Thyroid Carcinomas
  291. Reply to: Low prevalence of BRAF mutations in radiation-induced thyroid tumors in contrast to sporadic papillary carcinomas
  292. Mitochondrial D-Loop instability in thyroid tumours is not a marker of malignancy
  293. Molecular pathology of well-differentiated thyroid carcinomas
  294. A new BRAF gene mutation detected in a case of a solid variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma
  295. Type and prevalence of BRAF mutations are closely associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma histotype and patients’ age but not with tumour aggressiveness
  296. A stem cell role for thyroid solid cell nests
  297. Somatic and germline mutation in GRIM-19, a dual function gene involved in mitochondrial metabolism and cell death, is linked to mitochondrion-rich (Hürthle cell) tumours of the thyroid
  298. Cystic Tumor of the Atrioventricular Node of the Heart Appears to Be the Heart Equivalent of the Solid Cell Nests (Ultimobranchial Rests) of the Thyroid
  299. Cystic Tumor of the Atrioventricular Node of the Heart Appears to Be the Heart Equivalent of the Solid Cell Nests (Ultimobranchial Rests) of the Thyroid
  300. Hürthle (Oncocytic) Cell Tumors of Thyroid: Etiopathogenesis, Diagnosis and Clinical Significance
  301. Adenomas and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid display two major patterns of chromosomal changes
  302. Mutation analysis of B-RAF gene in human gliomas
  303. Mutated E-Cadherin: Genomic and Functional Characterization in Thyroid Cells from the KAT Family
  304. BRAFMutations Are Not a Major Event in Post-Chernobyl Childhood Thyroid Carcinomas
  305. BRAF mutations typical of papillary thyroid carcinoma are more frequently detected in undifferentiated than in insular and insular-like poorly differentiated carcinomas
  306. Telomerase expression and proliferative activity suggest a stem cell role for thyroid solid cell nests
  307. Core I gene is overexpressed in Hürthle and non-Hürthle cell microfollicular adenomas and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid
  308. BRAF mutations are associated with some histological types of papillary thyroid carcinoma
  309. Germline Succinate Dehydrogenase Subunit D Mutation Segregating with Familial Non-RET C Cell Hyperplasia
  310. BRAF mutations and RET/PTC rearrangements are alternative events in the etiopathogenesis of PTC
  311. E-cadherin loss rather than beta-catenin alterations is a common feature of poorly differentiated thyroid carcinomas
  312. Immunohistochemical study of heat shock proteins 27, 60 and 70 in the normal human adrenal and in adrenal tumors with suppressed ACTH production
  313. Re: Lohrer,H.D., Hieber,L. and Zitzelsberger,H. (2002) Differential mutation frequency in mitochondrial DNA from thyroid tumours. Carcinogenesis, 23, 1577-1582
  314. Letter to the editor
  315. Vascular Invasion in Thyroid and Gastric Carcinomas
  316. p63 Expression in Solid Cell Nests of the Thyroid: Further Evidence for a Stem Cell Origin
  317. Loss of Heterozygosity and Promoter Methylation, but not Mutation, May Underlie Loss of TFF1 in Gastric Carcinoma
  318. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the thyroid: a tumour histotype characterised by P-cadherin neoexpression and marked abnormalities of E-cadherin/catenins complex
  319. Mitochondrial DNA Somatic Mutations (Point Mutations and Large Deletions) and Mitochondrial DNA Variants in Human Thyroid Pathology
  320. Poorly Differentiated Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland
  321. Specific haplotypes of the RET proto-oncogene are over-represented in patients with sporadic papillary thyroid carcinoma
  322. Letter to the editors
  323. P63 Expression in Papillary and Anaplastic Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland: Lack of an Oncogenetic Role in Tumorigenesis and Progression
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