Quantification of calcitonin gene expression at the cellular level in medullary carcinoma of the thyroid.
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.
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
D012333:RNA, Messenger; D002116:Calcitonin; D004247:DNA