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'''Keratins''' refers to a set of immunostains that mark filaments that are characteristic of epithelial cells and cancer derived from epithelial cells ([[carcinoma]]s).
In pathology, '''keratins''', also '''cytokeratins''', refers to a set of [[immunostain]]s that mark intermediate filaments that are characteristic of epithelial cells, and cancers derived from epithelial cells ([[carcinoma]]s).


''Keratin'' when used in singular may refer to ''[[pankeratin]]''.
''Keratin'' when used in singular may refer to ''[[pankeratin]]''.