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Medullary thyroid carcinoma is a type of thyroid cancer that occurs in the parafollicular cells. Which of the following can be used as a tumor marker in order to identify medullary carcinoma ?

A

Thyroid hormone

B

Cell membrane receptors

C

Abnormal rate of cellular division

D

Calcitonin

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