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Refining the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole: image ploidy analysis and p57KIP2 immunohistochemistry
26 Sept 2003
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AIM: To determine whether image analysis of ploidy status and immunohistochemical analysis of p57KIP2 (a paternally imprinted, maternally expressed gene) can be used to refine the diagnosis of molar pregnancy. METHODS AND RESULTS: The original histological diagnosis in 40 randomly selected cases of hydatidiform mole was reviewed and confirmed in 38 cases (22 complete moles, 16 partial moles). These cases were...
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