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The potential role of the sodium iodide symporter gene polymorphism in the development of differentiated thyroid cancer.
Gene - 10 Nov 2015
Al-Rasheed Maha M, Alzahrani Ali S, Macadam Angela, Overall Andrew, Gard Paul, Dzimiri Nduna
Abstract excerpt
The sodium iodide symporter (NIS) (solute carrier family 5; SLC5A), mediates the active transport of iodine anion (I(-)) into thyroid follicular cells to facilitate thyroid hormone biosynthesis. Considering its fundamental role in thyroid function, our objective in this study is to explore its potential involvement in the pathogenesis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Following a preliminary sequencing of...
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