Serum Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 Levels in Benign and Malignant Nodular Thyroid Disease

Abstract

Serum levels of galectins-1 and -3 are relatively high in patients with thyroid malignancy but there is considerable overlap in serum galectin-3 concentrations between those with benign and malignant nodular thyroid disease and, to a lesser extent, between those with and without nodular thyroid disease.