Open AccessCorrelation of p53 and KI-67 expression with grade and subtype of ependymoma
Author(s) -
Lakshmi P. Manasa,
Megha S Uppin,
Sundaram Challa
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/0377-4929.101735
Subject(s) - ependymoma , grading (engineering) , glial fibrillary acidic protein , immunohistochemistry , pathology , ki 67 , medicine , immunolabeling , biology , ecology
The morphological criteria for grading ependymomas were always felt subjective. Recently some studies have showed that Ki-67 and p53 immunolabeling are important prognostic markers in ependymomas.