ADIPOR1 and thyroid cancer: RT-qPCR results from the study conducted by Mitsiades et al. [128] illustrated that both AdipoR1 and 2 are detected in thyroid cancer cell lines (SW579 and BHP7), thyroid cancer tissues (including 32 PTC samples, 6 FTC samples, 1 ATC sample and 1 MTC sample) and 4 normal thyroid tissues.