Assessment of RET/PTC Oncogene Activation and Clonality in Thyroid Nodules with Incomplete Morphological Evidence of Papillary Carcinoma A Search for the Early Precursors of Papillary Cancer
Fusco A, Chiappetta G, Hui P, Garcia-Rostan G, Golden L, Kinder BK, Dillon DA, Giuliano A, Cirafici AM, Santoro M, Rosai J, Tallini G. Assessment of RET/PTC Oncogene Activation and Clonality in Thyroid Nodules with Incomplete Morphological Evidence of Papillary Carcinoma A Search for the Early Precursors of Papillary Cancer. American Journal Of Pathology 2002, 160: 2157-2167. PMID: 12057919, PMCID: PMC1850819, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)61164-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3T3 CellsAnimalsBase SequenceCarcinoma, PapillaryCloning, MolecularDrosophila ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic MarkersHumansMembrane ProteinsMiceMolecular Sequence DataNeoplasm InvasivenessNuclear Receptor CoactivatorsOncogene ProteinsOncogene Proteins, FusionPatched ReceptorsPatched-1 ReceptorProtein-Tyrosine KinasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retRabbitsReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Cell SurfaceReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid NoduleTranscription FactorsConceptsLaser capture microdissectionPapillary cancerRET/PTC1RET immunoreactivityThyroid nodulesCarcinoma featuresMicroscopic fociPapillary carcinomaInvasive papillary cancerCytological alterationsReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionRET activationRET/PTC3 rearrangementsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionRET/PTC3Analysis of clonalityRET/PTC oncogene activationPrecursor lesionsEntire lesionTumor fociPolyclonal tumorsAdenomatous nodulesMorphological changesSame tumorMorphological signs