Lack of Mutations of the Telomerase RNA Component in Familial Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Short Telomeres

Abstract

To our knowledge this is the first study of TERC mutations or alterations in the shelterin complex in relation to FPTC. Shorter telomeres observed in FPTC are not linked to mutations or polymorphisms in TERC, POT1, or RAP1 genes.