Comparative phenotypes in rhabdomyosarcomas and developing skeletal muscle.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2559.1990.tb00733.x

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Comparative phenotypes in rhabdomyosarcomas and developing skeletal muscle.

Histopathology - 1 Oct 1990

Carter R L, Jameson C F, Philp E R, Pinkerton C R

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The morphological and immunohistochemical phenotypes of 51 rhabdomyosarcomas from young people have been described and contrasted with phenotypes in developing skeletal muscle from 20 fetuses and neonates. The tumours express markers in a cumulative and consistent sequence--vimentin, desmin, fast...

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Adolescent
Adult
Child
Child, Preschool
Desmin
Female
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Infant
Male
Muscles
Myoglobin
Phenotype
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Vimentin

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