Evaluation of Bcl-2, Bcl-x and Cleaved Caspase-3 in Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors and Neurofibromas

AIMS: To study the expression of Bcl-2, Bcl-x, as well the presence of cleaved caspase-3 in neurofibromas and malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors. The expression of Bcl-2 and Bcl-x and the presence of cleaved caspase 3 were compared to clinicopathological features of malignant peripheral nerve...

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Main Authors: KARIN S. CUNHA, ANABELA C. CARUSO, PAULO A. FARIA, LICINIO E. DA SILVA, ELIENE C. DA FONSECA, MAURO GELLER, RODRIGO S. DE MOURA-NETO, VANIA S. LOPES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2013-11-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652013000401497&lng=en&tlng=en