Principles and Application of Microarray Technology in Thyroid Cancer Research

In recent decades, ongoing development of microarrays and microarray platforms has revolutionized biological research. Especially in cancer research, microarray technology has brought forth many new insights and has been widely applied for the elucidation of biological interrelations, effects, pathways and aetiology of cancers such as thyroid cancer (Kundel et al., 2010; Williams et al., 2011; Rousset et al., 2011; Cheng et al., 2011; Vierlinger et al., 2011). Microarrays have initiated a new era of research for scientists, with new challenges. Moreover, these assays have contributed to the elucidation of potential therapeutic targets for drug development, and elucidate biomarker candidates for improving diagnostics. Therefore microarrays will help to improve therapy and to enable personalized medicine.