Expression of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, octamer-binding transcription factor 4, and intracisternal A particle-promoted polypeptide in human breast cancer tissues

Abstract

To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating expression of TSHR and IPP in normal breast and breast tumors. The expression of TSHR, IPP, and OCT4 increased in the human breast tumor samples over the noncancer tissues. However, further studies are needed to establish an unequivocal role for TSHR in breast tumor progression.