Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 12 , Pages 1718-1725 , December 2010

Comprehensive keratin profiling reveals different histopathogenesis of keratocystic odontogenic tumor and orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst

  • Tadanobu Aragaki, DDS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
    • Section of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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  • Yasuyuki Michi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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  • Ken-ichi Katsube, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
    • ,
  • Narikazu Uzawa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
    • ,
  • Norihiko Okada, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Diagnostic Oral Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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  • Takumi Akashi, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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  • Teruo Amagasa, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
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  • Akira Yamaguchi, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
    • ,
  • Kei Sakamoto, DDS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Section of Oral Pathology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-0034, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 25 February 2010 ,Revised 14 May 2010 ,Accepted 14 May 2010.

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☆ This work was supported by a grant-in-aid from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (Kakenhi 21592320), Tokyo, Japan.

PII: S0046-8177(10)00185-1

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2010.05.007

Human Pathology
Volume 41, Issue 12 , Pages 1718-1725 , December 2010

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