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Potentiation of the malignant phenotype of the undifferentiated ARO thyroid cell line by insertion of the bcl-2 gene.
International journal of cancer - 11 Jun 1999
Basolo F, Fiore L, Fusco A, Giannini R, Albini A, Merlo G R, Fontanini G, Conaldi P G, Toniolo A
Abstract excerpt
We have reported that bcl-2 is expressed in normal human thyroid epithelium and that its expression is down-regulated in undifferentiated thyroid tumors. Production of IL-6 was concomitantly down-regulated in these forms. Based on these observations, we analyzed whether insertion of bcl-2 would r...
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