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Midkine expression is associated with clinicopathological features and BRAF mutation in papillary thyroid cancer.
Endocrine - 1 Jun 2014
Shao Hua, Yu Xiaohui, Wang Cuifang, Wang Qiang, Guan Haixia
Abstract excerpt
The objective of this study is to detect the expression of midkine (MK) in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) and to evaluate whether MK expression is associated with clinicopathological features and BRAF mutation in PTC. The expression of MK in samples from 200 cases of PTC, 60 cases of adenomatoid nodule of thyroid, and 40 samples of tumor-adjacent normal thyroid tissue were assessed with immunohistochemistry. The...
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