Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) expressed in thyroid and breast tissues shows similar antigenic properties.

Marlena GodlewskaKatarzyna D ArczewskaMagdalena RudzińskaAnna ŁyczkowskaWanda KrasuskaKarolina HanusekJean RufMirosław KiedrowskiBarbara Czarnocka

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Expression of TPO in breast cancer together with its antigenic activity may have beneficial effects in TPOAb-positive breast cancer patients. However, further studies are needed to confirm the beneficial role of TPOAbs and to better understand the underlying mechanism.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
hydrogen peroxide
binding protein
case control
long non coding rna