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CXCR4 expression correlates with the degree of tumor infiltration and BRAF status in papillary thyroid carcinomas.
Modern pathology : an official journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, Inc - 1 Jan 2012
Torregrossa Liborio, Giannini Riccardo, Borrelli Nicla, Sensi Elisa, Melillo Rosa Marina, Leocata Pietro, Materazzi Gabriele, Miccoli Paolo, Santoro Massimo, Basolo Fulvio
Abstract excerpt
Emerging evidence indicates that interactions between chemokine receptors and their ligands may have a critical role in several steps of tumor development, including tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. In this report, we retrospectively evaluated CXCR4 expression in a consecutive series of 200 papillary thyroid carcinomas. We investigated the relationship between the clinicopathological features of the...
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