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ea0029p1751 | Thyroid cancer | ICEECE2012

Androgen receptor expression in human thyroid cancer tissues: a potential mechanism underlying the gender bias in the incidence of thyroid cancers

Stanley J , Esakky S , Ramalingam N , Kannan A , Maharajan C , Aruldhas M , Banu S

Gender bias in the incidence of thyroid cancer is well known, however, the underlying mechanism is largely unknown. The current study determines variations in the molecular characteristics of thyroid cancers between men and women. Normal and cancerous thyroid tissues were collected from a total of 125 men and women who underwent surgical removal of the thyroid gland. Elevated levels of testosterone in serum and thyroid cancer tissues were observed in women while it decreased i...