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TGF-beta-induced apoptosis in human thyrocytes is mediated by p27kip1 reduction and is overridden in neoplastic thyrocytes by NF-kappaB activation.
Oncogene - 30 Oct 2003
Bravo Susana B, Pampín Sandra, Cameselle-Teijeiro José, Carneiro Carmen, Domínguez Fernando, Barreiro Francisco, Alvarez Clara V
Abstract excerpt
Millions of people worldwide suffer goiter, a proliferative disease of the follicular cells of the thyroid that may become neoplastic. Thyroid neoplasms have low proliferative index, low apoptotic index and a high incidence of metastasis. TGF-beta is overexpressed in thyroid follicular tumor cells. To investigate the role of TGF-beta in thyroid tumor progression, we established cultures of human thyrocytes from...
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