She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Passo Fundo (1986), a Masters (1991) and PhD (1995) in Genetics in the area of #8203;#8203;Molecular Biology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Visiting Professor at Duke University (2002-2003) and Assistant Research Professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School (2005).She is an ad hoc CNPq, FAPESP and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology, Endocrinology, Thyroid, BMC Cancer, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Journal of Endocrinology, Cancer Research, Neoplasia, Endocrine-Related Cancer, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Member of the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS), Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism - Department of Thyroid and Brazilian Society of Genetics. Corresponding Member of the American Thyroid Association. She was Coordinator of the Postgraduate Program in Structural and Functional Biology of UNIFESP (2009-2013), Vice-coordinator of the Postgraduate Chamber, São Paulo Campus, UNIFESP (2013-2015), Director of the Society's Thyroid Department Brazilian Department of Endocrinology and Metabology (2013-2016), Secretary of the Department of Thyroid (2017-2018). Member of the Executive Committee of LATS (2009-2012, 2015-2019), Received Young Researcher Award from the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) in 2001 and Senior Researcher Award of the Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) during the 15th International Thyroid Congress, Orlando, USA (2015) .Students presented by the graduate students under their guidance received LATS Young Researcher awards in the years 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013 and 2017.Currently she is Associate Professor and Professor of Genetics, Head of Genetics and Director of the Laboratory of Genetic Basis of Thyroid Tumors, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP, Campus SP). (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Familial thyroid cancer can originate from parafollicular cells and called medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) or from follicular cells and called familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma (FNMTC). Hereditary MTC occurs associated with other endocrine neoplasms in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasm Type 2 (MEN 2) syndrome. FNMTC can occur in a syndromic or non-syndromic form. The syndromic form occ…
Our group identified a new mutation in exon 8 (G533C) of the RET gene in a large family with NEM 2A (Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia type 2A). In this family, we evaluated 728 individuals, 119 being carriers of the G533C mutation. Of these, 46 presented Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (CMT) and only 1 individual developed pheochromocytoma (FEO). Considering the high prevalence of OVD in Greek an…
The prevalence of thyroid nodules depends on several factors such as age, population studied, sex and method of evaluation. Due to the use of high-resolution ultrasound, which can detect nodules as small as 2 mm, the prevalence of thyroid nodules has increased, reaching up to 67 %. As a consequence of the increase in the diagnosis of the nodules, we also observed an increased incidence of…
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An increase in the incidence rates of thyroid carcinoma has been observed around the world, both in the adult and pediatric population. Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) is the most prevalent subtype, comprising approximately 80% of cases. The clinical presentation of adult and pediatric PTC cases is distinct. In pediatric cases, thyroid cancer generally presents in a single nodule, which…
This Scientific Iniciation project aims to develop an Information and Communication technology infrastructure (ICT) for data collection and interoperability within this infrastructure by creating and implementing a database. This database will handle various types of health data with a focus on genomics and thyroid cancer. The implementation will be occur using RedCap software hosted at U…
Due to the increasing necessity of health data digitization, the creation and use of medical information systems is becoming more popular. Our group intents to create a website format system named "Vozes do DNA" (Voices of DNA), partially public and partially private which main objective is collecting, integrating, disseminating, keeping and securing different types of data such as genom…
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Today, cancer is one of the main causes of death in the world and a barrier to increasing life expectancy, therefore, studies related to cancer are extremely important. According to INCA data, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte there is an incidence above the national average of thyroid gland neoplasms. Within such neoplasms is familial non-medullary thyroid carcinoma, which can be subdi…
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine neoplasia, its incidence has been increasing in the last decades. Data from INCA suggest that for each year from 2020-2022 triennium there will be 1.830 cases in men and 11.950 in women. The benign nodules originated from follicular cells are called follicular adenomas; the malignant nodules generated from parafollicular cells will give rise to …
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma (PTC) is the most common subtype of Thyroid Cancer and is also the one with the highest incidence increase in recent years. The increase in the prevalence is mainly due to the increase in the diagnostic rates of small tumors, with at least 50% being tumors with a size of 1cm or less, called microcarcinomas (microPTC). In general, these tumors are considered hig…
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Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy, and its prevalence has been increasing worldwide, essentially due to the wide use of ultrasound and subsequent fine needle aspiration (FNA) for incidentally discovered thyroid nodules. Oncocytic Thyroid Carcinomas (OTC) have a higher predisposition for neck node soft tissue and distant metastases, decreased avidity for radioactive io…
In papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), the BRAF V600E mutation is the most prevalent alteration in adults (40%). On the other hand, in the pediatric PTC (d 18 years old), the BRAF V600E mutation is rare, and fusions involving BRAF was initially identified in radiation-exposed PTCs. Unlike the V600E mutation, the AGK-BRAF fusion is rarely identified in adult PTC. Our group showed, for the f…
The RET gene is an oncogene located on chromosome 10q11.2, contains 21 exons and encodes a transmembrane receptor with tyrosine kinase activity that is connected to signaling pathways involving growth, migration and cell growth. Activating RET mutations in germline cell lineages are responsible for receptor activation independent of ligand interactions and are associated with an autosomal…
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