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The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that different miRNA profiles are related to\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">RET<\/jats:italic>\n                      status and prognosis in patients with hereditary MTC (hMTC) and sporadic MTC (sMTC).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We analyzed the expression of nine miRNAs (miR-21, miR-127, miR-154, miR-224, miR-323, miR-370, miR-9*, miR-183, and miR-375) by quantitative real-time\u2013polymerase chain reaction in 34 cases of sMTC, 6 cases of hMTC, and 2 cases of C-cell hyperplasia (CCH). We also analyzed the immunohistochemical expression of PDCD4, an miR-21 gene target. sMTC (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n=<\/jats:italic>\n                      34) was genotyped for somatic\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">RET<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">RAS<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations. Disease status was defined on the basis of the concentration of serum calcitonin at the latest follow-up and other parameters as indicated in the results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      MTC and CCH were both characterized by a significant overexpression of the whole set of miRNAs (the increase being 4.2-fold for miR-21, 6.7-fold for miR-127, 8.8-fold for miR-154, 6.6-fold for miR-224, 5.8-fold for miR-323, 6.1-fold for miR-370, 13-fold for miR-9*, 6.7-fold for miR-183, and 10.1 for miR-375,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.0001). PDCD4 expression was significantly downregulated in MTC samples, consistent with miR-21 upregulation. Significantly lower miR-127 levels were observed in sMTC carrying somatic\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">RET<\/jats:italic>\n                      mutations in comparison to sMTC carrying a wild-type\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">RET<\/jats:italic>\n                      . In sMTC and familial MTC, the miR-224 upregulation correlated with the absence of node metastases, lower stages at diagnosis, and with biochemical cure during follow-up.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>miRNAs are significantly dysregulated in MTC, and this dysregulation is probably an early event in C-cell carcinogenesis. miR-224 upregulation could represent a prognostic biomarker associated with a better outcome in MTC patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/thy.2012.0045","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2012,6,29]],"date-time":"2012-06-29T10:59:17Z","timestamp":1340967557000},"page":"890-896","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":107,"title":["MicroRNA Profiles in Familial and Sporadic Medullary Thyroid 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