Mitochondrial DNA variation and cancer

PK Kopinski, LN Singh, S Zhang, MT Lott… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Variation in the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence is common in certain tumours. Two
classes of cancer mtDNA variants can be identified: de novo mutations that act as 'inducers' …

Thyroid carcinoma: phenotypic features, underlying biology and potential relevance for targeting therapy

J Hu, IJ Yuan, S Mirshahidi, A Simental, SC Lee… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thyroid carcinoma consists a group of phenotypically heterogeneous cancers. Recent
advances in biological technologies have been advancing the delineation of genetic …

Radiation-related genomic profile of papillary thyroid carcinoma after the Chernobyl accident

LM Morton, DM Karyadi, C Stewart, TI Bogdanova… - Science, 2021 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The 1986 Chernobyl (Chornobyl in Ukrainian) nuclear power plant
accident exposed millions of individuals in the surrounding region to radioactive …

DAXX represents a new type of protein-folding enabler

L Huang, T Agrawal, G Zhu, S Yu, L Tao, JB Lin… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Protein quality control systems are crucial for cellular function and organismal health. At
present, most known protein quality control systems are multicomponent machineries that …

Respiratory complex and tissue lineage drive recurrent mutations in tumour mtDNA

AN Gorelick, M Kim, WK Chatila, K La, AA Hakimi… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes protein subunits and translational machinery required
for oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Using repurposed whole-exome sequencing data …

The genomic landscape of thyroid cancer tumourigenesis and implications for immunotherapy

A Singh, J Ham, JW Po, N Niles, T Roberts, CS Lee - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Thyroid cancer is the most prevalent endocrine malignancy that comprises mostly indolent
differentiated cancers (DTCs) and less frequently aggressive poorly differentiated (PDTC) or …

Molecular alterations in Hürthle cell nodules and preoperative cancer risk

WR Doerfler, AV Nikitski, EM Morariu… - Endocrine-related …, 2021 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC) is a distinct type of thyroid cancer genetically characterized by
DNA copy number alterations (CNA), typically of genome haploidization type (GH-type) …

Progress and challenges in thyroid cancer management

MR Haymart - Endocrine Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
The state of thyroid cancer in 2021 is reviewed including the prevalence of thyroid cancer,
vulnerable patient groups such as women and young adults, and known and hypothesized …

Molecular genetics of follicular-derived thyroid cancer

E Macerola, AM Poma, P Vignali, A Basolo, C Ugolini… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Thyroid tumors that derive from follicular cells are not a homogeneous
entity, showing variable morphological appearance and different degrees of differentiation …

Genetics, diagnosis, and management of Hürthle cell thyroid neoplasms

DG McFadden, PM Sadow - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hürthle cell lesions have been a diagnostic conundrum in pathology since they were first
recognized over a century ago. Controversy as to the name of the cell, the origin of the cell …