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02 Staining & Immunohistochemistry Flashcards

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processes that generally employ a dye or chemical that has an affinity for the particular tissue component that is to be demonstrated

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special staining

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color of neuropathological:

Vogt’s method for Nissl subtance

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purple

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color of neuropathological stain:

Gallocyanin (Einarson’s) method for Nissl substance

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blue

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color of neuropathological stain:

modified aldehyde-thionine pas for nissl substance

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blue

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color of neuropathological stain:

Bielcschowsky method for neurofibrils

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black

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color of neuropathological stain:

Bodian’s method for nerve fibers & nerve endings

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black

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color of neuropathological stain:

Holmes method for nerve cells & fibers

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black

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color of neuropathological stain:

Luxol fast for myelin

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blue

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application of immunologic principles and techniques to the study of cells and tissues

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immunohistochemistry

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most commonly used methods for immunohistochemistry

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peroxidase-antiperoxidase immune complex
biotin avidin immunoenzymatic technique

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

antibody is inappropriate, denatured, or used at a wrong concentration

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false neg

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

loss of antigen through autolysis

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false neg

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

loss of antigen through autolysis

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false neg

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

presence of antigen is at a density below the level of detection

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false neg

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

cross-reactivity of the antibody with antigens different from the one being sought

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false pos

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

nonspecific binding of the antibody to the tissues

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false pos

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

presence of endogenous peroxidase in some cellular elements

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false pos

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identify the effect on results (false neg/false pos):

entrapment of normal tissues by the tumor cells

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false pos

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four main stages of immunohistochemistry

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fixation
antigen retrieval
blocking
antibody labeling and visualization

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stage in immunohistochemistry:

to keep everything in its place

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fixation

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21
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stage in immunohistochemistry:

to minimize pesky background signals

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blocking

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stage in immunohistochemistry:

to get pretty pictures

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antibody labeling and visualization

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in conventional immunohistochemistry, single immunohistochemical methods are used through ___

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3,3’-diaminobenzidine (DAB)

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a horseradish peroxidase (HRP) substrate that is used for secondary HRP-conjugated antibody detection

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3,3’-diaminobenzidine (DAB)

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the two commonly used chromogens

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DBA (brown)
AP (red)

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chromogen used for most applications as it provides strong and permanent stains

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DAB

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chromogen used mainly for skin sections

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AP Red

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ubiquitous contractile protein responsible for cell motility

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actin

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oncofetal antigen that is the major plasma component of the fetus

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alpha fetoprotein

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major sources of alpha fetoprotein

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live
visceral endoderm of yolk sac

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31
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monoclonal antibody that reacts with high molecular weight glycoprotein

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B72.3

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differentiates mesothelioma and pulmonary adenocarcinom

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B72.3

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monoclonal antibody directed against an epitope on the protein molecule of two glycoproteins on the surface of glandular epithelial cells of endodermal derivation

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Ber-EP4

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34
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differentiates adenocarcinoma and mesothelioma

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Ber-EP4

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vitamin K dependent protein that constitutes approximately 20% of noncollagenous protein in bone

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Bone GLA protein

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36
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detected in osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma

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Bone GLA protein

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37
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carbohydrate antigen

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CA19-9

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used in the diagnosis and monitoring of pancreatic carcinoma

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CA19-9

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positive reaction are obtained in most pancreatobiliary adenocarcinomas and transitional cell carcinoma

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CA19-9

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transmembrane glycoproteins located in desmosomes

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E-Cadherins

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41
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in E-cadherins, the ductal carcinoma of the breast will show ___ (posi/neg)

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positive

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in E-cadherins, the lobular carcinoma of the breast will show ___ (posi/neg)

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negative

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cytoskeleton associated actin binding protein present in contractile cells

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calponin

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44
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document the presence of myoid differentiation

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calponin

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calcium binding protein expressed by various types of mesothelial, epithelial, and stromal cells

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calretinin

46
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calretinin differentiates from mesothelioma from ___ ___

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lung adenocarcinoma

47
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found in synovial sarcomas, sex cord stroma, adamantinoma, and cardiac myxoma

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calretinin

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glycoprotein normally detected in the glycocalyx of fetal cells, particularly those of mucin secreting nature

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Carcinoembryonic Antigen Antibody

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Carcinoembryonic Antigen Antibody is expressed in ___ (small/large) quantities in carcinomas

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identifies neprilysin

51
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reactive for a variety of female genital tract tumors

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positive in renal cell carcinoma, and solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancrease

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recognizes hapten x

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differentiates lung adenocarcinoma from mesothelioma

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identifies hematopoietic progenitor antigen ER-MP12 which is identical to PECAM1

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marker for a subset of normal lymphocytes

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reacts with small variety of neural, neuroendocrine and prostatic adenocarcinomas

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mainly used for the diagnosis of Ewing’s sarcoma/PNET

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transmembrane tyrosine kinase expressed by cajal’s interstitial cells, melanocytes, mast cells, and germ cells

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identifies c-KIT

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encodes a transcription factor that plays an important role in proliferation and differentiation of intestinal epithelial cells

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acidic glycoproteins located in the soluble fraction of neurosecretory granules

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chromogranin/ synaptophysin

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in ___, nearly all types of neuroendocrine tumors are reactive

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chromogranin/ synaptophysin

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muscle type intermediate filament found in smooth and striated muscle cells

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used in identification of smooth muscle and skeletal muscle tumors

66
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desmin is abundant in ___ ___ ___

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parenchymal smooth muschle

67
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indicator of probable response to EDFR inhibitors

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epidermal growth factor receptor

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tyrosine kinase anchored on the cell membrane

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epidermal growth factor receptor

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glycoprotein present in human milk fat globule membrane

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epithelial membrane antigen

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excellent marker for most normal and neoplastic epitherlium

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epithelial membrane antigen

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expressed by mesotheliomas, meningiomas, and some mesenchymal neoplasms

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epithelial membrane antigen

72
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synthesized in endothelial cells of blood vessels

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factor VIII related antigen

73
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used as a marker for endothelial cell differentiation

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factor VII related antigen

74
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one of the give major cytoplasmic intermediate filaments

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glial fibrillary acidic protein

75
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present in normal, reactive, and neoplastic astrocytes, ependymal cells, and oligodendrocytes

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glial fibrillary acidic protein

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T/F: glial fibrillary acidic protein is also documented in peripheral nerve sheath tumors

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acts as an oncogene when over expressed; a membrane protein closely related to EGFR

78
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give the expression percentage of HER2:

breast carcinoma

79
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give the expression percentage of HER2:

lung adenocarcinoma

80
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give the expression percentage of HER2:

colorectal carcinoma

81
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give the expression percentage of HER2:

lung squamous cell carcinoma

82
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give the expression percentage of HER2:

gastric adenocarcinoma

83
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T/F: HMB-45 is useful for predicting response to herceptin

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F! (it’s HER2/ neu :))

84
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monoclonal antibody obtained from malignant melanoma

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identifies oncofetal conjugate associated with immature melanosomes

86
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expressed by neural crest derivative tumors, angiomyolipomas of kidney, tuberous sclerosis

87
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monoclonal antibodies for estrogen, progesterone, and androgen

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hormone receptors

88
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normally secreted by syncytiotrophoblast

89
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two chains of hCG

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alpha and beta

90
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used to detect trophopblastic differentiation in germ cells and ectopic hormons

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peptide hormone produced by granulosa cels

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reacts positively with sex cord stromal tumors of the avary and testes, and steroid producing tumors of the adrenal gland and gonads

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T/F: keratin is a water soluble intercellular fibrous proteins

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F (it is INsoluble and INTRAcellular)

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an excellent marker for epithelia differentiation regardless of tumor origin

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keratin:

pancreas, bileducts, and urothelium, 1/3 of gastric carcinoma

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CK7+ / CK20+

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keratin:

lungs, breast, endometrium, ovary, thyroid, salivary glands, and mesothelioma

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CK7+ / CK20-

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keratin:

large bowel, merkel cell, 1/3 of gastric carcinoma

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CK7- / CK20+

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keratin:

adrenal cortex, liver, kidney, adrenal gland

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CK7- / CK20-

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T/F: Melan A is closely associated with melanosomes

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F (not related)

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top choice for identification of skeletal muscle differentiation

101
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myogenin is strongly expressed in ___

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rhabdomyosarcoma

102
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glycolytic dimeric enzymes with isoenzymes found in neurons and neuroendocrine cells, including carcinoids and malignant melanoma

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neuron specific enolase

103
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prostate specific antigen has ___ (higher/lower) specificity than prostatic acid phosphate

104
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isoenzyme of acid phosphatase secreted by prostatic epithelium

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prostatic acid phosphatase

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acidic dimeric calcium binding proteins first isolated in the brain

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T/F: S100 doesn’t stain with cytoplasmic staining

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F (stains in both nuclear and cytoplasmic staining)

107
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major glycosylates transmembrane protein isolated from neuronal presynaptic vesicles

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synaptophysin

108
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expressed in normal, reactive, neoplastic cells of neuroectodermal and neuroendocrine types

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synaptophysin

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major cytoplasmic intermediate filament that is characteristic of cells of mesenchymal nature

110
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T/F: vimentin is not exclusive to cells of mesodermal origin but also in tumors of epithelial or neural in nature

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