title: Diagnostic value of some matrix components.
abstract: Although most diagnostic markers lie within the cell, a few are found in the matrix. Well-known examples of these are amyloid filaments and fibrous long-spacing collagen (Luse body). Perhaps not so well-known are the diagnostic values of anchoring fibrils and microvillus-matrix associations. The latter two form the subject of this paper.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ottawa Civic Hospital, Canada.
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Ghadially
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D003094:Collagen