Stains & molecular markers
MyoD1
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MyoD1
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Topic Completed: 1 June 2005
Minor changes: 23 December 2020
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PubMed Search: MyoD1 [title]
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Interpretation | Positive staining - normal | Negative stainingCite this page: Pernick N. MyoD1. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/stainsmyod1.html. Accessed January 20th, 2021.
Definition / general
- Myogenic transcriptional regulatory protein expressed early in skeletal muscle differentiation
- Sensitive but not specific for rhabdomyosarcoma due to cytoplasmic and non-specific background staining (Am J Surg Pathol 2001;25:1150)
- Stronger staining in alveolar vs. embryonal rhabdomyosarcomasar germ cell tumors (also other cells as indicated below)
Interpretation
- Nuclear immunostaining
Positive staining - normal
- Normal fetal muscle
Negative staining
- Normal adult muscle
