OnCo
termsTerm

TERT promoter mutation

A mutation that keeps the cell's immortality enzyme switched on. In thyroid cancer, having it alongside BRAF marks the tumours most likely to spread and resist iodine.

C228T and C250T mutations occur in ~10% of papillary and most anaplastic thyroid cancers; co-occurrence with BRAF V600E is synergistic for recurrence, distant metastasis, and mortality. Included in ThyroSeq and used for risk stratification; also a marker in glioma, melanoma, and bladder cancer.

Genomics: what this kind of term is about · animated schematic, not to scale
Category
Genomics

Connected

8top