Colorectal cancer causes alteration of thyroid hormone profile in newly diagnosed patients

Subcellular alteration of thyroid hormones (THs) signaling is proposed in many types of cancers. Some studies show deiodinase type 3, as an oncofetal protein, re-expresses in some cancer types. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the product of this enzyme, reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) in serum of newly diagnosed colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.In this cross-sectional study, blood from 38 laboratory-confirmed cases was taken, and serum levels...