microRNA in situ hybridization for miR-211 detection as an ancillary test in melanoma diagnosis
microRNA in situ hybridization for miR-211 detection as an ancillary test in melanoma diagnosis
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DOI:
10.1038/modpathol.2016.44
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发表时间:
2016-05-01
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7.5
通讯作者:
Dadras, Soheil S.
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作者:
Babapoor, Sankhiros;Horwich, Michael;Dadras, Soheil S.
Some melanocytic tumors can be histologically ambiguous causing diagnostic difficulty, which could lead to overtreatment of benign lesions with an unwarranted psychological distress or undertreatment of malignant cancers. Previously, we demonstrated that significantly decreased miR-211 expression in melanomas compared with melanocytic nevi could accurately discriminate malignant from benign tumors. Herein we show microRNA in situ hybridization for fluorescent detection of miR-211, suitable for paraffin-embedded tissues in 109 primary melanocytic tumors. miR-211 expression was significantly lower in melanomas vs nevi (P