Article
TWIST1 plays a pleiotropic role in determining the anaplastic thyroid cancer phenotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2011
Salerno Paolo, Garcia-Rostan Ginesa, Piccinin Sara, Bencivenga Tammaro Claudio, Di Maro Gennaro, Doglioni Claudio, Basolo Fulvio, Maestro Roberta, Fusco Alfredo, Santoro Massimo, Salvatore Giuliana
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is one of the most aggressive human tumors; it is characterized by chemoresistance, local invasion, and distant metastases. ATC is invariably fatal. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to study the role of TWIST1, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, in ATC. DESIGN: Expression of TWIST1 was studied by immunohistochemistry and real-time PCR in normal thyroids and...
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