Alterations of mismatch repair protein expression in benign melanocytic nevi, melanocytic dysplastic nevi, and cutaneous malignant melanomas

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 308-314

  Hussein, Mahmoud R ^a,d   Roggero, Eduardo ^b,d   Sudilovsky, Eulalia C ^a,d   Tuthill, Ralph J ^c,d   Wood, Gary S ^d,e   Sudilovsky, Oscar ^a,d,f  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Instituto de Histopatologia   (Argentina)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign melanocytic nevi; Cutaneous malignant melanomas; Melanocytic dysplastic nevi; Microsatellite instability; Mismatch repair

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE MISPAIRING; CANCER SCREENING; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

BASE PAIR MISMATCH; CARRIER PROTEINS; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS SYNDROME; HUMANS; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034909244     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000372-200108000-00006     Document Type: Article

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