TABLE 1

Genetic Abbreviations

NameAbbreviation
Mitogen-activated protein kinaseMAPK
Rearrangement during transfection/papillary thyroid cancer mutationsRET/PTC
Rat sarcoma point mutationsRAS
B-rapidly accelerated fibrosarcomaBRAF
Telomerase reverse transcriptase promoterTERT
Tumor proteinTp53
Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted from chromosome 10PTEN