БНХАУ-ЫН НООС, НООЛУУРЫН ЗАХ ЗЭЭЛИЙН СУДАЛГАА
SUMMARY In this study, galectin-3 was analyzed as a potential marker for preoperative detection of malignant thyroid lesions. Galectin-3 expression was analyzed by quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in preoperative thyroid fine-needle aspirates from 245 patients with thyroid nodules.