• HMB-45 is a monoclonal antibody that reacts against an antigen present in melanocytic tumors such as melanomas, and stands for Human Melanoma Black. It...
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    β-Hydroxy β-methylbutyric acid (HMB), otherwise known as its conjugate base, β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate, is a naturally produced substance in humans that...
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    markers are relatively specific and include HMB-45, Melan-A, MITF, and tyrosinase. Specifically, HMB-45 staining intensity is highly specific and correlates...
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    cuboidal cells within LAM lesions also react with a monoclonal antibody called HMB-45, developed against the premelanosomal protein gp100, an enzyme in the melanogenesis...
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    diagnosis of melanoma is supported by the presence of the S-100 protein marker. HMB-45 is a monoclonal antibody that reacts against an antigen present in melanocytic...
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    growth factor. The absence of markers present in melanomas such as S100 and HMB-45 can help in differentiating angiosarcomas from melanomas. Angiosarcomas...
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  • protein (GCDFP-15) breast cancer, ovarian cancer, salivary gland cancer HMB-45 melanoma, PEComa (for example angiomyolipoma), clear cell carcinoma, adrenocortical...
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    Pathology. 41 (11): 839–45. doi:10.1111/cup.12388. PMID 25263848. S2CID 9053425. Gleason BC, Nascimento AF (February 2007). "HMB-45 and Melan-A are useful...
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    exhibits an immunohistochemical profile with S-100 protein-, vimentin-, and HMB-45-positive tumor cells. A melanocytoma most commonly occurs on or adjacent...
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    without prominent nucleoli. PECs typically stain for melanocytic markers (HMB-45, Melan A (Mart 1), Mitf) and myogenic markers (actin, myosin, calponin)...
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