Thyroid disorders and steroid receptor proteins.
65 patients with various thyroid disorders were studied for estrogen and progesterone receptor binding proteins. Two-thirds of all patients with both benign and malignant disease demonstrated positive protein receptor assays. No differences were seen among disease processes, sex, or age. While the therapeutic implications of this random association between steroid receptors and thyroid disorders are unknown, the authors recommend that patients with thyroid malignancies be studied for estrogen and progesterone receptor binding proteins and potential inhibitory or therapeutic steroid responses.
D000328:Adult; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone / Q000032:analysis*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*
D002352:Carrier Proteins; D011960:Receptors, Estrogen; D011980:Receptors, Progesterone; C010140:estrophilin