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Midkine: A Novel Biomarker to Predict Malignancy in Patients with Nodular Thyroid Disease

Background. Midkine (MK), a new heparin-binding growth factor, plays important roles in a variety of biological phenomena such as carcinogenesis, inflammation, and angiogenesis. In this study, we aimed to evaluate serum midkine (SMK) and nodular midkine (NMK) levels in patients with thyroid nodules...

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Autores principales: Kuzu, Fatih, Arpaci, Dilek, Unal, Mustafa, Altas, Ayfer, Haytaoglu, Gürkan, Can, Murat, Barut, Figen, Kokturk, Furuzan, Ilikhan, Sevil Uygun, Bayraktaroglu, Taner
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4944023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27446208
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/6035024