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Abstract
The sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) is an intrinsic plasma membrane protein that mediates active transport of iodide in the thyroid gland and several other extra-thyroidal tissues. This activity has been utilized for many years for imaging the thyroid gland and for treatment of thyroid disease both benign and malignant. Cloning and characterization of NIS has more recently allowed research into its use in non-thyroidal cancers through gene transfer for both diagnosis and treatment.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15379719 DOI: 10.2174/1568008043339839
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord ISSN: 1568-0088