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Loss of Rap1GAP in papillary thyroid cancer.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2009
Nellore Anoma, Paziana Karolina, Ma Changqing, Tsygankova Oxana M, Wang Yan, Puttaswamy Kanchan, Iqbal Ammarah U, Franks Susanna R, Lv Yu, Troxel Andrea B, Feldman Michael D, Meinkoth Judy L, Brose Marcia S
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Rap1 GTPase-activating protein (GAP) regulates the activity of Rap1, a putative oncogene. We previously reported Rap1GAP was highly expressed in normal human thyroid cells and decreased in five papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs). OBJECTIVES: To confirm the significance of these findings, we analyzed Rap1GAP expression in a larger set of benign tumors (adenomas and hyperplastic nodules) and PTCs. We...
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