Variations In Telomere Lengthening Genes May Predispose Some People to Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Variations in three genes related to maintaining the length of telomeres — protective DNA caps on chromosomes — may explain up to 4.5% of papillary thyroid cancers, the most common form of the disease.

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