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Abstract
Synaptophysin, an integral membrane glycoprotein of presynaptic vesicles, was tested as an immuno-histochemical marker for childhood neuroblastoma. Synaptophysin immuno-reactivity was found in all neuroblastomas (6/6), but not in the other small round-cell tumors to be considered in its differential diagnosis. Thus, rhabdomyosarcomas (0/5), lymphomas (0/4), or Ewing's sarcomas (0/2) were negative for synaptophysin. The results suggest that synaptophysin is a useful marker for neuroblastoma, and it should belong to the marker panel used for the differential diagnosis of small round-cell tumors of childhood.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 3113175 DOI: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1987.tb00026_95a.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand A ISSN: 0108-0164