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Thorax 53:915-918 doi:10.1136/thx.53.11.915
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Telomerase activity in human pleural mesothelioma

Table 1

Telomerase activity profiles of individual mesotheliomas and solitary fibrous tumours in relation to histological subtype

Tumours Histological subtype 61-150 0.61-150 0.061-150
MM1 Epithelial +
MM2 Epithelial
MM3 Epithelial +
MM4 Mixed +
MM5 Mixed +
MM6 Sarcomatous +
MM7 Sarcomatous +
MM8 Epithelial +
MM9 Epithelial +
MM10 Mixed +
MM11 Epithelial + +
MM12 Mixed +
MM13 Mixed +
MM14 Mixed +
MM15 Epithelial +
MM16 Mixed + + +
MM17 Sarcomatous + +
MM18 Mixed + +
MM19 Mixed +
MM20 Epithelial +
MM21 Sarcomatous
MM22 Epithelial + + +
SFT1 Benign + + +
SFT2 Benign + + +
  • MM = malignant mesothelioma; SFT = solitary fibrous tumour.

  • 1-150 Amounts of protein extracts (in μg) applied per TRAP assay reaction.

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