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ReviewEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2015

Mutation Profile of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Asians.

Young Shin Song, Jung Ah Lim, Young Joo Park

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Review in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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44citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Risk and Prognostic Factors for BRAFBioMed research international · 2022
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  9. Toward Systems-Level Metabolic Analysis in Endocrine Disorders and Cancer.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2023
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  15. BRAFWorld journal of surgical oncology · 2023
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  17. Molecular pathogenesis of pediatric thyroid carcinoma.Journal of radiation research · 2021
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  19. Lactate Dehydrogenase A as a Potential New Biomarker for Thyroid Cancer.Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Young Shin SongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung Ah LimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Joo ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yjparkmd@snu.ac.kr.
Seoul National University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in molecular diagnostics have led to significant insights into the genetic basis of thyroid tumorigenesis. Among the mutations commonly seen in thyroid cancers, the vast majority are associated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. B-Raf proto-oncogene (BRAF) mutations are the most common mutations observed in papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs), followed by RET/PTC rearrangements and RAS mutations, while follicular thyroid cancers are more likely to harbor RAS mutations or PAX8/peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARγ) rearrangements. Beyond these more common mutations, alterations in the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) promoter have recently been associated with clinicopathologic features, disease prognosis, and tumorigenesis in thyroid cancer. While the mutations underlying thyroid tumorigenesis are well known, the frequency of these mutations is strongly associated with geography, with clear differences reported between Asian and Western countries. Of particular interest is the prevalence of BRAF mutations, with Korean patients exhibiting the highest rate of BRAF-associated thyroid cancers in the world. Here, we review the prevalence of each of the most common mutations in Asian and Western countries, and identify the characteristics of well-differentiated thyroid cancer in Asians.

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AsiaMutationOncogene proteins rasPPAR gammaProto-oncogene proteins B-rafRet-PTC fusion oncoproteinsTelomeraseThyroid neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID26435130
PMCPMC4595348
OpenAlexW1843162183

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