Genomic Study for Risk Loci Identification for Familial Non-Spinal Thyroid Carcinoma
Non-marrow familial carcinoma, Papillary carcinoma, Genes, Pathogenesis
The incidence of differentiated carcinomas in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, is relatively high. Casually, we observed a remarkable occurrence of cases of papilliferous carcinomas in members of the same families identified in our series, based on routine clinical observations. In some families we detected three or more cases of papillary carcinomas diagnosed between first and second degree relatives. Thus, we decided to deepen the study regarding the etiopathogenesis of these tumors in order to establish if there is any expression among these individuals, that can justify such a prevalence and to draw a clinical and molecular profile from the analysis of the exoma sequencing through a study of DNA extracted from collections of blood samples from these patients and their relatives. With the information generated by the new generation genetic sequencing, indicating genes associated with differentiated thyroid carcinoma, it will be possible to improve the diagnosis, treatment and tracking of family members affected by thyroid nodular disease, impacting on the various indices of gauging the results of health promotion. This project is original since it addresses a research topic not yet clarified in the literature and unpublished in our country.