TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Advances in Molecular Biology of Thyroid Cancer and Their Clinical Implications
AU - Xing, Mingzhao
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. With a rapidly rising incidence in recent years, novel efficient management strategies are increasingly needed for this cancer. Remarkable advances have occurred in understanding several major biologic areas of thyroid cancer, including the molecular alterations for the loss of radioiodine avidity of thyroid cancer, the pathogenic role of the MAP kinase and PI3K/Akt pathways and their related genetic alterations, and the aberrant methylation of functionally important genes in thyroid tumorigenesis and pathogenesis. These exciting advances provide unprecedented opportunities for the development of molecular-based novel diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic strategies for thyroid cancer.
AB - Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy. With a rapidly rising incidence in recent years, novel efficient management strategies are increasingly needed for this cancer. Remarkable advances have occurred in understanding several major biologic areas of thyroid cancer, including the molecular alterations for the loss of radioiodine avidity of thyroid cancer, the pathogenic role of the MAP kinase and PI3K/Akt pathways and their related genetic alterations, and the aberrant methylation of functionally important genes in thyroid tumorigenesis and pathogenesis. These exciting advances provide unprecedented opportunities for the development of molecular-based novel diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic strategies for thyroid cancer.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otc.2008.07.001
DO - 10.1016/j.otc.2008.07.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19040974
AN - SCOPUS:56449118024
SN - 0030-6665
VL - 41
SP - 1135
EP - 1146
JO - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
JF - Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America
IS - 6
ER -