Role for microphthalmia transcription factor in the diagnosis of metastatic malignant melanoma

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 47-51

  Granter, Scott R ^a   Weilbaecher, Katherine N ^a   Quigley, Catherine ^a   Fisher, David E ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Immunoperoxidase; Melanoma; Metastatic; Microphthalmia transcription factor; Nevi

Indexed keywords

MELAN A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL VIABILITY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MICROPHTHALMIA; NEVUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SPINDLE CELL;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICROPHTHALMIA-ASSOCIATED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036175840     PISSN: 10623345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00022744-200203000-00008     Document Type: Article

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