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Expression of cytokeratin 1, 5, 14, 19 and transforming growth factors-beta1, beta2, beta3 in osteofibrous dysplasia and adamantinoma: A possible association of transforming growth factor-beta with basal cell phenotype promotion.
Pathology international - 1 Oct 2000
Maki M, Saitoh K, Kaneko Y, Fukayama M, Morohoshi T
Abstract excerpt
To elucidate the precise origin and characteristics of the epithelial components of osteofibrous dysplasia (OF) and adamantinoma (AD), the expression of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta1, beta2 and beta3 and cytokeratin (CK) subtypes were studied in five cases of AD and 18 cases of OF by immunohistochemistry. CK1 was expressed in 10 out of 18 OF cases; CK5 was expressed in one OF case; CK14 was positively...
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