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Germline mutations in DICER1 and DGCR8 can lead to a range of thyroid conditions

Here, Barbara Rivera & team report on the benign-to-malignant progression route in DICER1/DGCR8-thyroid lesions, identifying a DICER1-cancer epi-signature using multi-omic profiling:

The image depicts a thyroid lesion from a sporadic DICER1 case with immunofluorescent staining for pan-cytokeratin (green) and vimentin (red). Enclosed areas represent selected regions of interest.


1Program in Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell), Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.

2Genetics Program, Faculty of Biology, and.

3Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

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