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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1A
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-5-13
pubmed:abstractText
beta 1-integrins are widespread adhesion molecules which belong to a family of heterodimeric membrane glycoproteins and consist of two subunits, alpha and beta. Integrins seem to play an important role in the spreading and metastasis of malignant tumors. We investigated the expression and distribution of these adhesion molecules on papillary thyroid carcinomas by immunohistochemistry on formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded cancer tissues. We estimated the beta 1-integrin expression in cancerous areas in comparison to normal adjacent thyroid tissue. Our results revealed a highly significant difference in all investigated parameters between cancer and normal thyroid cells (p < 0.0001). Comparing our findings with the metastatic potential of the primary thyroid tumors, our results show that beta 1-integrin expression could be used as a prognostic parameter for papillary thyroid tumors.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0250-7005
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
33-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
beta 1-Integrin expression in papillary thyroid carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Pathology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article