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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2016

Expression of Tenascin C, EGFR, E-Cadherin, and TTF-1 in Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma and the Correlation with RET Mutation Status.

Florian Steiner, Cornelia Hauser-Kronberger, Gundula Rendl, Margarida Rodrigues, Christian Pirich

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Florian SteinerDepartment of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. f.steiner@salk.at.
Cornelia Hauser-KronbergerDepartment of Pathology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. c.hauser-kronberger@salk.at.
Gundula RendlDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. g.rendl@salk.at.
Margarida RodriguesDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. rodriguesradischat@hotmail.com.
Christian PirichDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Endocrinology, Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Müllner Hauptstrasse 48, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria. c.pirich@salk.at.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tenascin C expression correlates with tumor grade and indicates worse prognosis in several tumors. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) plays an important role in driving proliferation in many tumors. Loss of E-cadherin function is associated with tumor invasion and metastasis. Thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) is involved in rearranged during transfection (RET) transcription in Hirschsprung's disease. Tenascin C, EGFR, E-cadherin, TTF-1-expression, and their correlations with RET mutation status were investigated in 30 patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) (n = 26) or C-cell hyperplasia (n = 4). Tenascin C was found in all, EGFR in 4/26, E-cadherin in 23/26, and TTF-1 in 25/26 MTC. Tenascin C correlated significantly with tumor proliferation (overall, r = 0.61, p < 0.005; RET-mutated, r = 0.81, p < 0.01). E-cadherin showed weak correlation, whereas EGFR and TTF-1 showed no significant correlation with tumor proliferation. EGFR, E-cadherin, and TTF-1 showed weak correlation with proliferation of RET-mutated tumors. Correlation between TTF-1 and tenascin C, E-cadherin, and EGFR was r = -0.10, 0.37, and 0.21, respectively. In conclusion, MTC express tenascin C, E-cadherin, and TTF-1. Tenascin C correlates significantly with tumor proliferation, especially in RET-mutated tumors. EGFR is low, and tumors expressing EGFR do not exhibit higher proliferation. TTF-1 does not correlate with RET mutation status and has a weak correlation with tenascin C, E-cadherin, and EGFR expression.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCadherinsCalcitoninCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineChildChild, PreschoolErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationNuclear ProteinsCadherinsCalcitoninEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsNKX2-1 protein, humanNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-retTenascinThyroid Nuclear Factor 1Transcription FactorsE-cadherinepidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)medullary thyroid carcinomatenascin Cthyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1)

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