Search for dissertations about: "Theodoros Foukakis"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Theodoros Foukakis.

  2. 1. Basic and translational studies of follicular thyroid neoplasia

    Author : Theodoros Foukakis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Follicular thyroid cancer; follicular thyroid adenoma; PAX8-PPARgamma; PPARgamma; PTEN; RAS; RASSF1A; NORE1A; TERT; quantitative RT-PCR; microarray; cancer biomarker;

    Abstract : Thyroid tumors occur frequently in the general population and although the majority represents benign follicular adenomas (FTA), thyroid cancer constitutes 1% of all malignancies worldwide. Among the differentiated cancers, three main types are recognized, including the papillary and follicular forms (PTC and FTC) that originate from the follicular thyrocytes, and the medullary carcinoma that arises from the C-cells. READ MORE