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Increased CYP24A1 expression is associated with BRAF(V600E) mutation and advanced stages in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 2014
Zou Minjing, BinHumaid Faisal S, Alzahrani Ali S, Baitei Essa Y, Al-Mohanna Futwan A, Meyer Brian F, Shi Yufei
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OBJECTIVE: 1α, 25(OH)2 D3 (calcitriol), the active form of vitamin D, has been shown to exert antiproliferative effects in many cancers. Overexpression of CYP24A1, the primary vitamin D-inactivating enzyme, is also observed in a variety of human cancers, thus potentially neutralizing the antitumour effect of 1α, 25(OH)2 D3. This study investigates the expression of CYP24A1 and the effect of BRAF(V600E) on its...
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