Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of cancer. More specifically, the present invention provides compositions and methods directed to a thyroid cancer-specific biomarker panel. In a specific embodiment, a methods for identifying at thyroid tumor/nodule as benign or malignant comprises the steps of (a) measuring expression, in a sample obtained from the patient, by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of at least three splice variant markers of a panel comprising high mobility group AT-hook 2 (HMGA2), transcript variant 1; PLAG1 zine finger (PLAG1), transcript variant 1; kallikrein related peptidase 7 (KLK7), transcript variant 1; fibronectin type III domain containing 4 (FNDC4); and cadherin 3 (CDH3), transcript variant 1; and (b) identifying the tumor as benign or malignant based on the measured expression levels of the panel of splice variant markers as compared to a control.

Abstract: An animal tag includes a first electronic tag for implanting in an animal, the first electronic tag is provided with a first identification feature, and the first identification feature is configured for binding to the animal information of the animal. The mobile interaction device includes: an information transmission module, which carries instruction information and is provide outside the animal to transmit the instruction information to the mobile network terminal, so that the mobile network terminal can connect with a server to query the animal information; wherein, the instruction information includes retrieval information and domain name information of the server; and the retrieval information uniquely corresponds to the first identification feature, or uniquely corresponds to the animal information bound to the first identification feature. The disclosure relates to an animal tag system, a method for modifying the animal tag and a method for querying the information of the animal tag.

Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a thyroid tumor in a subject is malignant, comprising determining in a sample from the subject the amount of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA which lacks the ? sequence and the amount of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence, wherein a preponderance (e.g., at least about 55%) of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is malignant, and wherein a preponderance of TERT mRNA which lacks the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is not malignant.

Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a thyroid tumor in a subject is malignant, comprising determining in a sample from the subject the amount of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA which lacks the ? sequence and the amount of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence, wherein a preponderance (e.g., at least about 55%) of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is malignant, and wherein a preponderance of TERT mRNA which lacks the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is not malignant.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a type of integrated system and application method for dual-frequency multi-protocol multifunctional near field communication.

Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a thyroid tumor in a subject is malignant, comprising determining in a sample from the subject the amount of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA which lacks the ? sequence and the amount of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence, wherein a preponderance (e.g., at least about 55%) of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is malignant, and wherein a preponderance of TERT mRNA which lacks the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is not malignant.

Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a thyroid tumor in a subject is malignant, comprising determining in a sample from the subject the amount of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA which lacks the ? sequence and the amount of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence, wherein a preponderance (e.g., at least about 55%) of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is malignant, and wherein a preponderance of TERT mRNA which lacks the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is not malignant.

Abstract: This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a thyroid tumor in a subject is malignant, comprising determining in a sample from the subject the amount of TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) mRNA which lacks the ? sequence and the amount of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence, wherein a preponderance (e.g., at least about 55%) of TERT mRNA in the sample which comprises the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is malignant, and wherein a preponderance of TERT mRNA which lacks the ? sequence indicates that the tumor is not malignant.