Langerin (CD207) staining in normal pediatric tissues, reactive lymph nodes, and childhood histiocytic disorders

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 607-614

  Chikwava, Kudakwashe ^a   Jaffe, Ronald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

CD1a; Childhood histiocytic disorders; Immunohistochemistry; Langerhans cells; Langerin

Indexed keywords

LANGERIN; LECTIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 12D6; T6 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; EPIDERMIS; HISTIOCYTIC LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LANGERHANS CELL; LYMPH NODE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD1; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGERHANS CELLS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MANNOSE-BINDING LECTINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 12544256537     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-004-3027-z     Document Type: Article

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