Bioengineering

Findings in bioengineering reported from University of Turin

Published in Cancer Weekly, August 28th, 2007

"Ki67 immunohistochemistry is a widely used marker of the tumor proliferative fraction. Apart from the nuclear staining of dividing cells, MIB-1 monoclonal antibody was also found to stain the cell membrane of some tumor types," investigators in Turin, Italy report.

"Indeed, such membrane reactivity was proposed as a diagnostic feature of hyalinizing trabecular tumor (HTT) of the thyroid. To verify the diagnostic role of Ki67 membrane pattern, 6 HTTs, 8 pulmonary sclerosing hemangiomas (SH), and 6 other human tumors with MIB-1 cell membrane immunoreactivity were stained by immunoperoxidase with 5 different anti-Ki67 antibodies in different experimental conditions. We...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2007-08-28)

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