FOXP3 expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma with and without Hashimoto's thyroiditis

INTRODUCTION: The forkhead box P3 (FOXP3) plays a role in cell development and control. In the presence of abnormal FOXP3 expression, tumor cells may evade the immunosurveillance of lymphoid cells, the first step for the maintenance of cancer cells in the thyroid tissue. OBJECTIVE: To identify the p...

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Main Authors: Murilo Pedreira Neves Junior, Edgar Marcelino de Carvalho Filho, Marcos Pedro Guedes Camandaroba, Milena Brachmans Mascarenhas, Thaizza Cavalcante Correia, Yuri Costa Sarno Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-08-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000400010&lng=en&tlng=en

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