Increase in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Incidence Is Accompanied by Changes in the Frequency of the <i> BRAF ^V600E </i> Mutation: A Single-Institution Study

Abstract

The prevalence of the BRAF(V600E)mutation increased significantly in PTCs diagnosed in the authors' institution. Improved detection and several causative factors, most likely environmental and changes in iodine intake, may contribute to the increasing occurrence of TC.