Hewer, Ekkehard; Vajtai, Istvan (2015). Consistent nuclear expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 in subependymal giant cell astrocytomas suggests lineage-restricted histogenesis. Clinical neuropathology, 34(3), pp. 128-131. Dustri-Verlag 10.5414/np300818
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)Thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) is encoded by the NKX2-1 homeobox gene. Besides specifying thyroid and pulmonary organogenesis, it is also temporarily expressed during embryonic development of the ventral forebrain. We recently observed widespread immunoreactivity for TTF-1 in a case of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA, WHO grade I) – a defining lesion of the tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). This prompted us to investigate additional SEGAs in this regard. We found tumor cells in all 7 specimens analyzed to be TTF-1 positive. In contrast, we did not find TTF-1 immunoreactivity in a cortical tuber or two renal angiomyolipomas resected from TSC patients. We propose our finding of consistent TTF-1 expression in SEGAs to indicate lineage-committed derivation of these tumors from a regionally specified cell of origin. The medial ganglionic eminence, ventral septal region, and preoptic area of the developing brain may represent candidates for the origin of SEGAs. Such lineagerestricted histogenesis may also explain the stereotypic distribution of SEGAs along the caudate nucleus in the lateral ventricles.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology > Clinical Pathology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Hewer, Ekkehard Walter, Vajtai, Istvan |
Subjects: |
500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
0722-5091 |
Publisher: |
Dustri-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Doris Haefelin |
Date Deposited: |
13 Jul 2015 14:50 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:26 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.5414/np300818 |
PubMed ID: |
25669749 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70205 |
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