Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: Thyroid cancer is the most common cancer of endocrine system. Osteopontin (OPN) is a secreted glycoprotein that has a role in osteoblast differentiation and bone formation. Osteopontin has other roles in cell migration and cell survival and its related to tumorigenesis and cell invasion. Osteopontin levels have been determined higher in some malignancies. The purpose of this study is to determine plasma osteopontin levels in patients with new onset diagnosed thyroid c...