INI1 (BAF 47) immunohistochemistry is an essential diagnostic tool for children with hepatic tumors and low alpha fetoprotein

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages e79-e81

  Al Nassan, Anwar ^a   Sughayer, Maher ^a   Matalka, Ismail ^a   Ghandour, Khalil ^a   Masarweh, Main ^a   Zimmermann, Arthur ^b   Sultan, Iyad ^a  

^a KING HUSSEIN CANCER CENTER   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BAF 47; INI1 gene; Low AFP; Rhabdoid tumor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; INI1 GENE; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RHABDOID TUMOR;

ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; RHABDOID TUMOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77949467773     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181b79613     Document Type: Article

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