The expression of the Hu (paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis/sensory neuronopathy) antigen in human normal and tumor tissues Journal Article


Authors: Dalmau, J.; Furneaux, H. M.; Cordon-Cardo, C.; Posner, J. B.
Article Title: The expression of the Hu (paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis/sensory neuronopathy) antigen in human normal and tumor tissues
Abstract: Using immunohistochemistry or Western blot analysis, the authors have studied the expression of the Hu antigen (a neuronal protein identified by the serum of patients with small cell lung cancer and paraneoplastic encephalomyelitis/sensory neuronopathy) in normal human tissues and 115 tumors of different histologic types. In normal tissue, the Hu antigen is highly restricted to the nervous system. In lung tumors, the Hu antigen is restricted in its expression to all small cell carcinomas. A few other neuroendocrine-related tumors, especially neuroblastomas (50%), also express the antigen.
Keywords: immunohistochemistry; controlled study; human tissue; neoplasms; antigen expression; sensory neuropathy; nerve tissue proteins; tumor antigen; lung tumor; rna-binding proteins; neuroblastoma; immunoblotting; cancer tissue; paraneoplastic syndrome; small cell carcinoma; carcinoma, small cell; encephalomyelitis; paraneoplastic syndromes; human; priority journal; article; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.
Journal Title: American Journal of Pathology
Volume: 141
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0002-9440
Publisher: Elsevier Science, Inc.  
Date Published: 1992-10-01
Start Page: 881
End Page: 886
Language: English
PUBMED: 1415481
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC1886624
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 30 July 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Jerome B Posner
    211 Posner
  2. Josep O Dalmau
    101 Dalmau