… The vast majority of thyroid cancers originate from follicular epithelial cells, which are … as
papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC), and anaplastic thyroid cancer (…

… of thyroid cancer are papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), follicular thyroid cancer (FTC), and
anaplastic thyroid cancer (… The vast majority of thyroid cancers are PTC, which accounts for more …

… shown that this BRAF mutation occurs in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) … BRAF mutation
occurs exclusively in PTC and PTC-derived anaplastic thyroid cancers but not in normal thyroid …

… (5%–20%) in papillary thyroid tumors (5). Our observation of a high frequency of BRAF-activating
mutations in papillary thyroid carcinoma suggests that BRAF activation and, in turn, …

… They have shown that 51% of pure papillary thyroid cancers were BRAF positive, which is
similar to the 38% we have reported in our own patient population with papillary thyroid cancer…

… of disease recurrence or persistence and progression. The B-type Raf kinase (BRAF V600E)
mutation in exon 15 of the BRAF … of thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)—a tumor …

… BRAF V600E mutation is the most common genetic alteration found in papillary thyroid cancer
(… the prevalence of the BRAF V600E mutation in tumor samples and its association with …

… cancers. The aim of the present study was to determine the frequency of BRAF mutations in
thyroid cancer … We analyzed exons 11 and 15 of BRAF gene in six human thyroid cancer cell …

… BRAF V600E–negative and BRAF V600E–positive groups for all patients and for patients
with conventional papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Follow-up time is truncated at 12 years. …

… papillary thyroid carcinoma display mostly identical BRAF status. International Journal of
Cancer … & Glattre E 1993 Incidence pattern of thyroid cancer in Norway: influence of birth cohort …