DGCR8 and thyroid cancer, nonmedullary, 2: A dependence of DGCR8 in follicular-patterned carcinomas, already described by Paulsson et al. [21], is reported in this study with a statistical significative DGCR8 mRNA underexpression in follicular-patterned carcinomas (FTC and FV-PTC) when compared to the normal counterpart.