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Diagnostic value of BRCA1-associated protein-1, glucose transporter-1 and desmin expression in the discrimination between reactive mesothelial proliferation and malignant mesothelioma in tissues and effusions.

Sevgen Celik OnderEce ÖzogulDeniz KoksalSevinc Sarinc UlasliPinar FiratSalih Emri
Published in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2019)
BAP1, GLUT-1 and desmin are useful markers in the discrimination between reactive and malignant mesothelial proliferations. BAP1 loss seems to be diagnostic for mesotheliomas both in biopsy and cytology samples.
Keyphrases
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