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Fas signaling in thyroid carcinomas is diverted from apoptosis to proliferation.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Jun 2006
Mitsiades Constantine S, Poulaki Vassiliki, Fanourakis Galinos, Sozopoulos Elias, McMillin Douglas, Wen Zhaoqin, Voutsinas Gerassimos, Tseleni-Balafouta Sophia, Mitsiades Nicholas
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PURPOSE: The death receptor Fas is present in thyroid carcinomas, yet fails to trigger apoptosis. Interestingly, Fas has been reported to be actually overexpressed in papillary thyroid carcinomas, suggesting that it may confer a survival advantage. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We investigated the expression and activation status of Fas pathway mediators in thyroid carcinoma cell lines and tumor specimens. RESULTS: All...
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