Population Prevalence of the Major Thyroid Cancer–Associated Syndromes
The prevalence of MEN2 and PHTS is ∼10 to 20 times higher than is currently estimated for the general population. Most affected individuals are not diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Our findings may change the clinical approach to patients with moderate-risk RET mutations.
Authors
- Nikita V. Pozdeyev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-1972)
- Samantha White
- Tariq Jamil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-0042)
- Lauren Fishbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8151-5107)
- Bryan R. Haugen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7005-8994)
- Christopher R. Gignoux (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9728-6567)
- C. David Bell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5234-1753)
Institutions
- University of Colorado Cancer Center (US)
- University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaf236
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.06