Expression of a gene coding for breast tumor-associated antigen in thyroid papillary carcinoma

M. Weiss*, J. Zaretsky, R. Zimlichman, N. Smorodinsky, A. S. Dion, I. Keydar, D. H. Wreschner

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Abstract

The expression of the H23 gene, previously shown to be overexpressed in breast cancer tissue, was examined in various thyroid pathologies. Thyroid papillary carcinomas demonstrate significant H23 mRNA levels, whereas benign thyroid pathologies have very low levels of expression. H23 gene expression in thyroid cancer inversely correlated with that of thyroperoxidase and thyroglobulin genes. Immunoblot assays of thyroid cancer tissues revealed overexpression of H23 gene at the protein level as well The data presented indicate that dedifferentiation of thyroid tissue to the malignant state is associated with increased H23 gene expression and suppression of some thyroidal differentiation marker genes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-130
Number of pages6
JournalCancer Letters
Volume58
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - 14 Jun 1991

Funding

FundersFunder number
DHW
Moise and Frida Eskenasy Institute for Cancer Research
Israel Cancer Research Fund
Israel Cancer Association
Tel Aviv University

    Keywords

    • breast cancer
    • breast tumor antigen
    • thyroglobulin
    • thyroid cancer
    • thyroperoxidase

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