Abstract
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the rarest but extremely aggressive thyroid cancer subtype. This neoplasia is composed of undifferentiated tumor cells with poor prognosis and resistant to common thyroid cancer therapy. Early stage identification of this cancer for prompt treatment is very vital. Presently, cytological evaluation of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) which is known as invasive recognition assay, is the standard diagnostic method for the diagnosis of malignant thyroid tumors. Frequent studies have suggested that using the molecular biomarkers of thyroid cancer tissue alongside cytological examination, increase the accuracy of diagnostic tests. Also, these agents could be beneficial for effective target therapy and personalize medicine. In this review, the molecular biomarkers that are involved in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in four category (gene mutation profile, epigenetic profile, microRNA profile and cancer stem cell markers) were summarized.
Keywords: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, molecular biomarkers, gene mutation profile, epigenetic profile, microRNA profile, cancer stem cell markers.
Current Molecular Medicine
Title:Molecular Biomarkers of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
Volume: 17 Issue: 3
Author(s): F. Bozorg-Ghalati*M. Hedayati
Affiliation:
- Department of Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran,Iran
Keywords: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma, molecular biomarkers, gene mutation profile, epigenetic profile, microRNA profile, cancer stem cell markers.
Abstract: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is the rarest but extremely aggressive thyroid cancer subtype. This neoplasia is composed of undifferentiated tumor cells with poor prognosis and resistant to common thyroid cancer therapy. Early stage identification of this cancer for prompt treatment is very vital. Presently, cytological evaluation of fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) which is known as invasive recognition assay, is the standard diagnostic method for the diagnosis of malignant thyroid tumors. Frequent studies have suggested that using the molecular biomarkers of thyroid cancer tissue alongside cytological examination, increase the accuracy of diagnostic tests. Also, these agents could be beneficial for effective target therapy and personalize medicine. In this review, the molecular biomarkers that are involved in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma in four category (gene mutation profile, epigenetic profile, microRNA profile and cancer stem cell markers) were summarized.
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Bozorg-Ghalati F. *, Hedayati M. , Molecular Biomarkers of Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma, Current Molecular Medicine 2017; 17 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1566524017666170822102417
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