Case–Control Study of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma on Urinary and Dietary Iodine Status in South Korea

Background The association between iodine levels and the risk of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has been suggested, but not definitively established. This study is to compare the iodine status of a group of patients with PTC (with and without BRAF V600E) with that of a healthy population cohort.