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LGR5 is associated with tumor aggressiveness in papillary thyroid cancer.
Oncotarget - 27 Oct 2015
Michelotti Gregory, Jiang Xiaoyin, Sosa Julie Ann, Diehl Anna Mae, Henderson Brittany Bohinc
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein-coupled receptor 5 (LGR5) is a cancer stem cell marker and a down-stream target in Wnt/β-catenin signaling. In human papillary thyroid cancer (PTC), over activation of Wnt/β-catenin has been associated with tumor aggressiveness. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using established human cell lines (TPC-1, KTC-1, Nthy-ori-3-1), we report LGR5 and R-spondin (RSPO1-3)...
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