Fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 expression in thyroid tumor progression: potential diagnostic application.

Fibroblast growth factor receptor-2 (FGFR-2) plays an important role in tumorigenesis. In thyroid cancer it has been observed a FGFR-2 down-modulation, but the role of this receptor has not been yet clarified. Therefore, we decided to examine the expression of both FGFR-2 isoform, FGFR-2-IIIb and FG...

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Main Authors: Adriano Redler, Giorgio Di Rocco, Domenico Giannotti, Francesca Frezzotti, Maria Giulia Bernieri, Simona Ceccarelli, Sirio D'Amici, Enrica Vescarelli, Anna Paola Mitterhofer, Antonio Angeloni, Cinzia Marchese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3747152?pdf=render