Thyroid Cancer

Value of nm23 as prognosticator of parathyroid neoplasia assessed

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, September 1st, 2005

Scientists assessed the value of nm23 expression as prognosticator of parathyroid neoplasia.

"The nm23 gene was initially cloned as a metastasis suppressor gene, but the clinical relevance of nm23 as a metastasis suppressor or prognostic indicator for human cancers remain controversial. To evaluate the role of nm23 protein as a prognostic factor and its role in parathyroid neoplasia, we studied nm23 protein expression by immunohistochemical staining in parathyroid lesions," researchers in Saudi Arabia reported.

"Immunohistochemistry using the avidin-biotin peroxidase complex technique with a polyclonal antibody against the nm23 protein was applied to...

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