Thyroid nodules are extremely common and can be detected by sensitive imaging in more
than 60% of the general population. They are often identified in patients without symptoms …

The application of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies in cancer research has
accelerated the discovery of somatic mutations; however, progress in the identification of …

Thyroid cancer, predominantly of papillary histology (PTC), is a common cancer mostly
diagnosed sporadically. Hereditary PTC is encountered in~ 5% of cases and may present at …

Thyroid cancer is the most frequent endocrine malignancy with the majority of cases derived
from thyroid follicular cells and caused by sporadic mutations. However, when at least two or …

Familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) constitutes 3–9% of all thyroid cancer cases.
FNMTC is divided into two groups: syndromic and nonsyndromic. Nonsyndromic FNMTC is …

Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a circulating serine protease implicated in
thrombosis, atherosclerosis, stroke, and cancer. Using an overexpression strategy, we have …

To date, the genes involved in familial non-medullary thyroid cancer (FNMTC) remain poorly
understood, with the exception of syndromic cases of FNMTC. It has been proposed that …

Purpose The purpose of this work is to assess the extent of familial aggregation of
nonmedullary thyroid cancer (NMTC) and the relative risks (RRs) of chronic thyroid diseases …

The shortfin mako, Isurus oxyrinchus is an oceanic pelagic shark found worldwide in tropical
and subtropical waters. However, the understanding of its biology at molecular level is still …

Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a circulating serine protease of broad specificity that
is likely to be involved in many pathophysiological processes. The activation of the …