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Class distinction between follicular adenomas and follicular carcinomas of the thyroid gland on the basis of their signature expression

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Autor(es):
Stolf, Beatriz S. ; Santos, Mariana M. S. ; Simao, Daniel F. ; Diaz, Juan P. ; Cristo, Elier B. ; Hirata Júnior, Roberto ; Curado, Maria P. ; Neves, Eduardo J. ; Kowalski, Luiz P. ; Carvalho, Alex F.
Número total de Autores: 10
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Cancer; v. 106, n. 9, p. 1891-1900, May 2006.
Área do conhecimento: Ciências da Saúde - Medicina
Assunto(s):Neoplasias   Adenoma   Glândula tireoide
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Nodules of the thyroid gland are observed frequently in patients who undergo ultrasound studies. The majority of these nodules are benign, corresponding to goiters or adenomas, and only a small fraction corresponds to carcinomas. Among thyroid tumors, the diagnosis of follicular adenocarcinomas by preoperative fine-needle aspiration biopsy is a major challenge, because it requires inspection of the entire capsule to differentiate it from adenoma. Consequently, large numbers of patients undergo unnecessary thyroidectomy. Using data from gene expression analysis, the authors applied Fisher linear discriminant analysis and searched for expression signatures of individual samples of adenomas and follicular carcinomas that could be used as molecular classifiers for the precise classification of malignant and nonmalignant lesions. Fourteen trios of genes were described that fulfilled the criteria for the correct classification of 100% of samples. The robustness of these trios was verified by using leave-1-out cross-validation and bootstrap analyses. The results demonstrated that, by combining trios, better classifiers could be generated that correctly classified >92% of samples. The strategy of classifiers based on individual signatures was a useful strategy for distinguishing between samples with very similar expression profiles. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 99/07390-0 - Cooperation for Analysis of Gene Expression - CAGE
Beneficiário:Hugo Aguirre Armelin
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático
Processo FAPESP: 98/14335-2 - Antonio Prudente Cancer Research Center
Beneficiário:Fernando Augusto Soares
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
Processo FAPESP: 99/11962-9 - Fenômenos críticos em processos evolutivos e sistemas em equilíbrio
Beneficiário:Pablo Augusto Ferrari
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Temático