Published in Cancer Weekly, July 8th, 2008
"We studied the cytokeratin (CK) profile in BCC using monoclonal antibodies against 12 CKs to further investigate the suggested origin of the tumor from follicular matrix cells or from follicular outer root sheath cells and to determine if BCC subtypes can be identified on the basis of their CK profiles," wrote E. Alessi and colleagues, University of Milan.
The researchers concluded: "Cases of pilomatricoma and samples of fetal skin served as controls to establish the CK profile in matrical cells and developing follicles during intrauterine life, that of...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-08)
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