Abstract
Differentiated thyroid cancers are the predominant malignancies of the thyroid. Due to advances in the understanding of the activation of the cell proliferation pathway at a molecular level, multiple genetic alterations have been linked to the development of thyroid carcinogenesis. Although the genetic alterations can be categorized into 7 categories, the BRAF mutation, RET/PTC, Pax8/PPARGamma, and dysfunctional Fas pathway have been most commonly described. Each of the gene alterations can ultimately result in cancer development, invasion and/or metastasis. This article provides a detailed review of the altered cell proliferation pathway activations found in thyroid carcinogenesis. The molecular targets that may be disrupted by therapeutic agents during the abnormal proliferation are also summarized.
Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets
Title: Genetic Alterations in Differentiated Thyroid Cancers
Volume: 9 Issue: 3
Author(s): Behrouz Salehian, Zhong Liu and Fouad Kandeel
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Abstract: Differentiated thyroid cancers are the predominant malignancies of the thyroid. Due to advances in the understanding of the activation of the cell proliferation pathway at a molecular level, multiple genetic alterations have been linked to the development of thyroid carcinogenesis. Although the genetic alterations can be categorized into 7 categories, the BRAF mutation, RET/PTC, Pax8/PPARGamma, and dysfunctional Fas pathway have been most commonly described. Each of the gene alterations can ultimately result in cancer development, invasion and/or metastasis. This article provides a detailed review of the altered cell proliferation pathway activations found in thyroid carcinogenesis. The molecular targets that may be disrupted by therapeutic agents during the abnormal proliferation are also summarized.
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Salehian Behrouz, Liu Zhong and Kandeel Fouad, Genetic Alterations in Differentiated Thyroid Cancers, Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Disorders - Drug Targets 2009; 9 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187153009789044338
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/187153009789044338 |
Print ISSN 1871-5303 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3873 |
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