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Markers and Immunoprofile of Mesothelioma Tumors of the Peritoneum

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Calretinin, thrombomodulin (CD141), mesothelin, podoplanin, WT-1, GLUT1, BAP-1, h-caldesmon, CD146, and cytokeratin profile [1–3].

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Tuffaha, M.S.A., Guski, H., Kristiansen, G. (2018). Markers and Immunoprofile of Mesothelioma Tumors of the Peritoneum. In: Immunohistochemistry in Tumor Diagnostics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53577-7_15

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