Altered expression of DLG1-AS1 distinguished papillary thyroid carcinoma from benign thyroid nodules

Abstract Background Benign thyroid nodules (BTN) are frequently diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), leading to unnecessary treatment. We found that plasma lncRNA DLG1-AS1 was upregulated in PTC patients but not in BTN patients and healthy controls. Methods In this study DLG1-AS1 and miR-...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tao He, Huan Wang, Jiangming Sun, Jie Wu, Fakuo Gong, Shujun Li, Hui Wang, Yufeng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
Subjects:
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-019-0440-x