Fig. 1. Differential gene expression by cellular function pathways.
Major cellular pathways and the corresponding numbers of differentially expressed genes between follicular adenomas (FAs), follicular carcinoma (FCs), and normal thyroid tissue (NL). NL versus neoplasms (NEO; all FAs and FCs) differentially expressed 421 genes, with similar pathways to NL versus FA (203 differentially expressed genes) and benign (NL and FA) versus FC (302 differentially expressed genes). FAs and FCs had similar gene expression profiles, with only 94 genes differentially expressed between the two groups.