title: Quantification of calcitonin gene expression at the cellular level in medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
abstract: Calcitonin mRNA was detected in human medullary carcinoma using an in situ hybridization technique. This specific and reproducible method could lead to a better functional characterization of medullary carcinoma and should allow the definition of new prognosis factors in medullary thyroid cancer.
mesh_terms: D002116:Calcitonin / Q000235:genetics*; D004247:DNA / Q000378:metabolism; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010957:Plasmids; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics*; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002116:Calcitonin; D004247:DNA