Module 3 - Research Proposal: Difference between revisions
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* Hereditary medullary thyroid cancer is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait | * Hereditary medullary thyroid cancer is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait | ||
* clinical trials of several new tyrosine kinase inhibitors are now being studied | * clinical trials of several new tyrosine kinase inhibitors are now being studied | ||
'''proposed probem:''' | '''proposed probem:''' | ||
* since MTC is not affected by | * since MTC is not affected by | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 5 May 2009
overview
topic: medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC)
relevant background:
- MTC originates from the parafollicular cells (C cells), which produce the hormone calcitonin
- Hereditary medullary thyroid cancer is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait
- clinical trials of several new tyrosine kinase inhibitors are now being studied
proposed probem:
- since MTC is not affected by
