Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) originates from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. Mutations of the RET proto-oncogene are implicated in the pathogenesis of MTC. Germline activating mutations of this gene have been reported in about 88-98% of familial MTCs, while somatic mutations of RET gene have been detected in about 23-70% of sporadic forms. Although these genetic events are well characterized, much less is known about the role of epigenetic abnormalities in MTC.

Epigenetics in medullary thyroid cancer: from pathogenesis to targeted therapy / Vitale, Giovanni; Dicitore, Alessandra; Messina, Erika; Sciammarella, Concetta; Faggiano, Antongiulio; Colao, Annamaria. - In: RECENT PATENTS ON ANTI-CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY. - ISSN 2212-3970. - 11:3(2016), pp. 275-282. [10.2174/1574892811666160614115356]

Epigenetics in medullary thyroid cancer: from pathogenesis to targeted therapy

Faggiano Antongiulio;
2016

Abstract

Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) originates from the parafollicular C cells of the thyroid gland. Mutations of the RET proto-oncogene are implicated in the pathogenesis of MTC. Germline activating mutations of this gene have been reported in about 88-98% of familial MTCs, while somatic mutations of RET gene have been detected in about 23-70% of sporadic forms. Although these genetic events are well characterized, much less is known about the role of epigenetic abnormalities in MTC.
2016
Animals; antineoplastic agents; biomarkers; tumor; carcinoma; neuroendocrine; drug design; epigenesis; genetic; gene expression regulation; neoplastic; humans; thyroid neoplasms; molecular targeted therapy
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Epigenetics in medullary thyroid cancer: from pathogenesis to targeted therapy / Vitale, Giovanni; Dicitore, Alessandra; Messina, Erika; Sciammarella, Concetta; Faggiano, Antongiulio; Colao, Annamaria. - In: RECENT PATENTS ON ANTI-CANCER DRUG DISCOVERY. - ISSN 2212-3970. - 11:3(2016), pp. 275-282. [10.2174/1574892811666160614115356]
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