Expression of cathepsins B, D and K in thymic epithelial tumours.

Naoko YamaguchiUtano TomaruTakayuki KiuchiAkihiro IshizuTakahiro DeguchiNoriyuki OtsukaSatoshi TanakaKatsuji MarukawaYoshihiro MatsunoMasanobu KitagawaMasanori Kasahara

Published in: Journal of clinical pathology (2020)

The expression of CTB and CTD correlated with the histological subtype of thymoma. In addition, the expression of CTK appears to be useful for the diagnosis of thymic carcinomas and as a prognostic marker.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
binding protein
long non coding rna
high grade