Analysis of microphthalmia transcription factor expression in normal tissues and tumors, and comparison of its expression with S-100 protein, gp100, and tyrosinase in desmoplastic malignant melanoma

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-204

  Busam, Klaus J ^a   Iversen, Kristin ^b   Coplan, Keren C ^b   Jungbluth, Achim A ^b  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

D5; Desmoplastic melanoma; Immunohistochemistry; Microphthalmia transcription factor

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN GP 100; MICROPHTHALMIA ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOMA; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESMIN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOCYTES; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; S100 PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035110161     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000478-200102000-00007     Document Type: Article

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