Caspase-3

Caspase-3 is a member of the caspase family, which mediates the proteolytic cascades responsible for apoptosis.

Immunohistochemical expression

 

reactive follicular hyperplasia

germinal centres positive1

  

Classical Hodgkin lymphoma

43/46: expression by more than 10% of cells correlates with better survival1

Nodular lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin disease

0/51
   

 

Diagnostic utility

 

References

1Kandil M, Assad N, Amer K, El Naggar A. Caspase-3 expression in Hodkin's lymphoma. Pathological Society, January 2005, abstract 68.

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