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Massimo Santoro

Researcher at University of Turin

Publications -  185
Citations -  15848

Massimo Santoro is an academic researcher from University of Turin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Thyroid carcinoma & Thyroid. The author has an hindex of 66, co-authored 173 publications receiving 14778 citations. Previous affiliations of Massimo Santoro include Flanders Institute for Biotechnology & University of Eastern Piedmont.

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Conditional expression of RET/PTC induces a weak oncogenic drive in thyroid PCCL3 cells and inhibits thyrotropin action at multiple levels.

TL;DR: Data indicate that RET/PTC is a weak tumor-initiating event and that TSH action is disrupted by this oncoprotein at several points, and also predict that secondary genetic or epigenetic changes are required for clonal expansion.
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Presence of BRAF V600E in very early stages of papillary thyroid carcinoma.

TL;DR: It is suggested that it is possible to find BRAF(V600E) in IM despite their extremely small (<1 mm) size, which is not a formal demonstration that IM can evolve into clinical PTC, but on these bases, patients with BRAFs with benign thyroid disease may need to be managed more carefully.
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Increased in Vivo Phosphorylation of Ret Tyrosine 1062 Is a Potential Pathogenetic Mechanism of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B

TL;DR: It is concluded that the MEN2B mutation specifically potentiates the ability of Ret to autophosphorylate Y1062 and consequently to couple to the Ras/mitogen-activated protein kinase and the PI3K/Akt pathways.
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Sorafenib Inhibits Imatinib-Resistant KIT and Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor β Gatekeeper Mutants

TL;DR: Sorafenib might be a promising anticancer agent for patients carrying KIT and PDGFRβ gatekeeper mutations, as well as activation of AP1-responsive and cyclin D1 gene promoters, respectively.
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Dysregulated RET signaling in thyroid cancer.

TL;DR: The data about the mechanism of activation of downstream signal transduction pathways by RET oncoproteins is examined to advance the understanding of the processes underlying thyroid carcinoma formation.