3 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1998
SV40-like DNA sequences in pleural mesothelioma, bronchopulmonary carcinoma, and non-malignant pulmonary diseases
…tumours, and 33 non-malignant samples) and 38 additional samples distant from tumours were studied for the occurrence of SV40-like DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification followed by hybridization with specific probes. Sequences…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
New Markers for Separating Benign From Malignant Mesothelial Proliferations: Are We There Yet?
This was a literature review of laboratory tests for telling malignant mesothelioma from benign mesothelial reactions. The authors wrote that five older stains (GLUT-1, p53, IMP-3, epithelial membrane antigen and desmin) worked only in…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2016
The 2015 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Pleura: Advances since the 2004 Classification
…Citing other studies, the authors described tests that showed promise but needed further confirmation. These included p16 FISH and BAP1 staining for separating mesothelioma from benign reactions, though neither finds every mesothelioma. They included a preliminary…