Expression of E-Cadherin/Beta-Catenin in Epithelial Carcinomas of the Thyroid Gland
Author(s) -
Koni Ivanova,
Julian Ananiev,
Elina Aleksandrova,
M. Ignatova,
Maya Gulubova
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2017.043
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , pathology , immunohistochemistry , catenin , cadherin , carcinogenesis , wnt signaling pathway , follicular phase , thyroid cancer , cancer research , cancer , cell , biology , signal transduction , biochemistry , genetics
The aberrant activation of Wnt signalling pathway may be a common denominator for the development of thyroid tumorigenesis. It was announced that the loss of E-cadherin rather than β-catenin mutation represents a crucial event in determining the degree of differentiation of thyroid carcinomas.
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