Table 1.
Description of the NMTC Consortium Family Set Used in This Study
| NMTC Seta |
fvPTC Subset |
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| No. ofNMTCPatientsper Family | No. ofFamilies | No. withBTDb | No. ofFamilies | No. withBTDb |
| 2 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 80 | 23 | 17 | 9 |
a
The complete family set consists of 191 NMTC patients with available DNA (average 2.4 cases/family) and an additional 38 patients with benign thyroid disease.
b
No. of families with at least one additional member affected with benign thyroid disease (BTD).