Open AccessOPN -443C>T Genetic Polymorphism and Tumor OPN Expression are Associated with the Risk and Clinical Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a Chinese Cohort
Author(s) -
Guoyu Mu,
Hongjiang Wang,
Zhengang Cai,
Hong Ji
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cellular physiology and biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.486
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1421-9778
pISSN - 1015-8987
DOI - 10.1159/000350133
Subject(s) - osteopontin , papillary thyroid cancer , genotype , medicine , immunohistochemistry , thyroid cancer , metastasis , oncology , cancer research , lymph node , pathology , gene , biology , gastroenterology , cancer , genetics
to test the possible association between the polymorphism of Osteopontin (OPN) gene with the risk and the clinical features of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).