Aberrant expression of thyroid transcription factor-1 in schwannomas

Aberrant expression of thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) has been observed in tumors arising in locations other than thyroid gland, lung and ventral forebrain. However, TTF-1 expression in schwannomas has not yet been studied. Meanwhile, a few inconsistent changes in protein expression have been identified between schwannomas and other peripheral nerve sheath tumors. We evaluated TTF-1 expression in 161 schwannomas and 43 other peripheral nervous system lesions, including ganglioneuromas (n=8), malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) (n=11), neurofibromas (n=24), and traumatic neuromas (n=9), using immunohistochemistry and verified it using quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to explore TTF-1 expression in peripheral nervous system lesions.

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