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The clinical usefulness of chemokine C-X-C Motif Ligand 12 as a diagnostic marker for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
Indian journal of pathology & microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Lee Sang Ah, Choi Jae Hyuck, Cho Suk Ju, Chang Jee Won, Maeng Young Hee
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is the most common type of thyroid cancer worldwide. It is essential to develop methods for the accurate diagnosis of PTC to avoid unnecessary surgery. The chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 12 (CXCL12) is associated with various cancers. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of CXCL12 in the diagnosis of PTC in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) specimens. METHODS: We...
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