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The BRAFV600E oncogene induces transforming growth factor beta secretion leading to sodium iodide symporter repression and increased malignancy in thyroid cancer.
Cancer research - 1 Nov 2009
Riesco-Eizaguirre Garcilaso, Rodríguez Irene, De la Vieja Antonio, Costamagna Eugenia, Carrasco Nancy, Nistal Manuel, Santisteban Pilar
Abstract excerpt
The activating mutation BRAF(V600E) is a frequent genetic event in papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTC) that predicts a poor prognosis, leading to loss of sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) expression and subsequent radioiodide-refractory metastatic disease. The molecular basis of such an aggressive behavior induced by BRAF remains unclear. Here, we show a mechanism through which BRAF induces NIS repression and promotes...
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