Difference between revisions of "Placental alkaline phosphatase"

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Placental alkaline phosphatase, abbreviated PLAP, is a common immunostain used for assessing suspected germ cell tumours.

It has largely been replaced by OCT4.

↑ Hawkins, E.; Heifetz, SA.; Giller, R.; Cushing, B. (Apr 1997). "The prepubertal testis (prenatal and postnatal): its relationship to intratubular germ cell neoplasia: a combined Pediatric Oncology Group and Children's Cancer Study Group.". Hum Pathol 28 (4): 404-10. PMID 9104938.
↑ Schreiber, L.; Lifschitz-Mercer, B.; Paz, G.; Yavetz, H.; Elliott, DJ.; Kula, K.; Slowikowska-Hilczer, J.; Maymon, BB. (Jan 2003). "Double immunolabeling by the RBM and the PLAP markers for identifying intratubular (in situ) germ cell neoplasia of the testis.". Int J Surg Pathol 11 (1): 17-20. PMID 12598912.

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	'''Placental alkaline phosphatase''', abbreviated '''PLAP''', is a common ~~marker~~ used for assessing suspected [[germ cell tumours]].		'''Placental alkaline phosphatase''', abbreviated '''PLAP''', is a common [[immunostain]] used for assessing suspected [[germ cell tumours]].

	It has largely been replaced by OCT4.		It has largely been replaced by OCT4.