Microphthalmia transcription factor in the immunohistochemical diagnosis of metastatic melanoma: comparison with four other melanoma markers

M Miettinen, M Fernandez, K Franssila… - The American journal …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
… it was suggested that microphthalmia transcription factor (MITF) … In the current study, we
compared the diagnostic usefulness of … Microphthalmia transcription factor with nuclear positivity …

Diagnostic utility of microphthalmia transcription factor in malignant melanoma and other tumors

KL Chang, AL Folpe - Advances in anatomic pathology, 2001 - journals.lww.com
… The diagnosis of malignant melanoma is sometimes challenging. Immunohistochemistry
for specific markers of melanocytic differentiation such as HMB-45 and Melan-A can be very …

Role for microphthalmia transcription factor in the diagnosis of metastatic malignant melanoma

SR Granter, KN Weilbaecher, C Quigley… - … Immunohistochemistry …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
microphthalmia transcription factor is a sensitive and specific melanocyte marker for melanoma
diagnosis ( 1 ) in the context of epithelioid melanoma and its limited differential diagnosis

Microphthalmia transcription factor: a sensitive and specific melanocyte marker for melanoma diagnosis

R King, KN Weilbaecher, G McGill, E Cooley… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
… —an observation associated with diagnostic dilemmas. Microphthalmia transcription factor
(Mitf) is … Immunohistochemical staining of normal skin with hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and …

Microphthalmia transcription factor immunohistochemistry: a useful diagnostic marker in the diagnosis and detection of cutaneous melanoma, sentinel lymph node …

FM O'Reilly, DJ Brat, BE McAlpine… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - Elsevier
… and demonstrate that microphthalmia staining can be used to … : Microphthalmia transcription
factor immunohistochemistry is … Microphthalmia (Mitf) is a transcription factor that represents …

Immunohistochemical study of microphthalmia transcription factor and tyrosinase in angiomyolipoma of the kidney, renal cell carcinoma, and renal and retroperitoneal …

A Zavala-Pompa, AL Folpe, RE Jimenez… - The American journal …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
microphthalmia transcription factor and Melan-A were positive. We conclude that microphthalmia
transcription factor… and Melan-A, in the diagnosis of angiomyolipoma. Our data supports …

Microphthalmia transcription factor analysis in posterior uveal melanomas

F Mouriaux, S Vincent, Z Kherrouche… - Experimental eye …, 2003 - Elsevier
Purpose. The protein encoded by the Microphthalmia gene (MITF) is a transcription factor
essential for the development and survival of melanocytes. It serves as a master regulator in …

Analysis of microphthalmia transcription factor expression in normal tissues and tumors, and comparison of its expression with S-100 protein, gp100, and tyrosinase in …

KJ Busam, K Iversen, KC Coplan… - The American journal of …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
… for S-100 protein, immunohistochemistry with anti-S100 p is of … The latter markers are also
very helpful in the diagnosis of … improved the immunohistochemical diagnosis of desmoplastic …

Microphthalmia transcription factor expression in cutaneous benign, malignant melanocytic, and nonmelanocytic tumors

R King, PB Googe, KN Weilbaecher… - The American journal …, 2001 - journals.lww.com
… may be helpful in the diagnosis of primary melanocytic skin lesions… by the microphthalmia
(mi) gene is a transcription factor … and malignant melanomas immunohistochemically using the …

Microphthalmia transcription factor: a sensitive and specific marker for malignant melanoma in cytologic specimens

CC Dorvault, KN Weilbaecher, H Yee… - … Journal of the …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
… Melanoma often is included in the differential diagnosis of poorly … aid in the diagnosis of
melanoma.3-7 The most frequently used markers that are detectable by immunocytochemistry in …