Loss of c-KIT expression in thyroid cancer cells.

Papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most frequent histologic type of thyroid tumor. Few studies investigated the role of c-KIT expression in thyroid tumors, suggesting a role for this receptor and its ligand in differentiation and growth control of thyroid epithelium and a receptor loss following mal...

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Main Authors: Sara Franceschi, Francesca Lessi, Federica Panebianco, Elena Tantillo, Marco La Ferla, Michele Menicagli, Paolo Aretini, Alessandro Apollo, Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato, Ivo Marchetti, Chiara Maria Mazzanti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5354407?pdf=render