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==Keratins==
==Keratins==
Classification:<ref>[http://www.nordiqc.org/Epitopes/Cytokeratins/cytokeratins.htm http://www.nordiqc.org/Epitopes/Cytokeratins/cytokeratins.htm]</ref>
{{Main|Keratins}}
*Low molecular weight keratins (LMWK): [[CK7|7]], 8/18, [[CK19|19]], [[CK20|20]].
Mark epithelial cells. Are typically seen in [[carcinoma]]s.
*High molecular weight keratins (HWMK): 4, 10, 13, 14, 17.
 
Uses:
*CK8 ([[CAM5.2]])<ref>{{cite journal |author=Murata T, Nakashima Y, Takeuchi M, Sueishi K, Inomata H |title=The diagnostic use of low molecular weight keratin expression in sebaceous carcinoma |journal=Pathol. Res. Pract. |volume=189 |issue=8 |pages=888–93 |year=1993 |month=September |pmid=7508102 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - used to look for mets from breast cancer in axillary lymph nodes.
*HWMK (e.g. K903<ref>URL: [http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/2003978.jsp http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/2003978.jsp]. Accessed on: 17 March 2011.</ref>) - [[squamous cell carcinoma]].


==Organ specific==
==Organ specific==
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