Calcitonin receptor expression in medullary thyroid carcinoma

Background Calcitonin expression is a well-established marker for medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC); yet the role of calcitonin receptor (CTR), its seven-transmembrane G-protein coupled receptor, remains to be established in C-cells derived thyroid tumors. The aim of this work was to investigate CTR...

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Main Authors: Virginia Cappagli, Catarina Soares Potes, Luciana Bueno Ferreira, Catarina Tavares, Catarina Eloy, Rossella Elisei, Manuel Sobrinho-Simões, Peter J. Wookey, Paula Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2017-09-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/3778.pdf