| pubmed-article:17655865 | pubmed:abstractText | In few papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) and oxyphilic thyroid carcinoma, the clinical impact of the 15 known RET hybrid oncogene variants (RET/PTC 1 to 12, 1L, 3r2, 3r3) is subject to controversial discussions. Large patient cohorts and exploitation of pathological thyroid tissue archives are essential to study the prognostic significance of RET/PTC chimeras. | lld:pubmed |
