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This study investigates sex differences in immune cell dynamics within peripheral blood and the tumor microenvironment (TME) in TC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a prospective study of 27 patients (16 females\/11 males) undergoing thyroidectomy for TC or high-risk thyroid nodules. Tissue and blood were collected for immune cell analysis using flow cytometry and spatial transcriptomics. Differential-expression of immune-related genes was assessed with DESeq2, and immune cell frequencies were compared between sexes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Males showed higher frequencies of dividing natural killer (NK) cells (9.67 vs 1.29, P &amp;lt; .001) and T-cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (Tigit) + CD8 T cells (2.34 vs 0.87, P = .04) in the TME. In contrast, females tended to have higher frequencies of mature NK (2.5 vs 1.08, P = .07) and CD8 T-cells (0.95 vs 0.68, P = .09). Spatial transcriptomics revealed that men had reduced expression of HLA-DRB (P = .001, antigen presentation) in both surrounding normal tissue and the tumor border and a trend for increased LAG3 (P = .09) in normal tissue compared to women. In the core of the tumor, we observed increased IFNAR1 (P = .04), CD68 (P = .04), and B2M (P = .02) in men vs women.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our study reveals significant sex-based differences in immune cell composition and gene expression within the TME of TC. Males exhibit a more immunosuppressive profile, with higher levels of inhibitory immune markers and lower frequencies of functional NK cells. Our findings highlight the importance of incorporating sex-specific immune profiles into development of targeted therapies for advanced TC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1210\/jendso\/bvaf174","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,6]],"date-time":"2025-11-06T13:25:52Z","timestamp":1762435552000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Is Associated With Sex-specific Immune Response"],"prefix":"10.1210","volume":"10","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6534-810X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Leila","family":"Shobab","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center , Washington, DC 20010 ,","place":["USA"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jennifer","family":"Simpson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Viral Diseases, Division of Intramural 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