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* clinical trials of several new tyrosine kinase inhibitors are now being studied | * clinical trials of several new tyrosine kinase inhibitors are now being studied | ||
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* since MTC is not affected by | * since MTC is not affected by | ||
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* investigate the downstream effects | |||
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Revision as of 13:40, 5 May 2009
Steph Leger
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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
project idea:
- since MTC is not affected by
overall goal:
- investigate the downstream effects
related research of interest:
- investigate the downstream effects
