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Immunohistochemical analysis of hSNF5/INI1 in pediatric CNS neoplasms.
The American journal of surgical pathology - 1 May 2004
Judkins Alexander R, Mauger Joanne, Ht As, Rorke Lucy B, Biegel Jaclyn A
Abstract excerpt
Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) may be misdiagnosed as primitive neuroectodermal tumor/medulloblastoma (PNET) and occasionally as other tumors. Molecular genetic analysis of AT/RT demonstrates deletion and mutation of the hSNF5/INI1 gene in most cases, with decreased or absent expression at the RNA or protein level. Immunohistochemistry with an antibody to INI1 was performed to determine whether this...
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