MCM2

MCM2 is a member of the prereplicative complex. It is present replicating throughout the cell cycle but is lost on differentiation or quiescence.

Immunohistochemical expression

Diagnostic utility

Diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in pleural biopsies

References

1 Sington JD, Morris LS, Nicholson AG, et al. Assessment of cell cycle state may facilitate the histopathological diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. Histopathology 2003; 42:498-502

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