Table 1

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

TumoursHistological subtype61-1500.61-1500.061-150
MM1Epithelial+
MM2Epithelial
MM3Epithelial+
MM4Mixed+
MM5Mixed+
MM6Sarcomatous+
MM7Sarcomatous+
MM8Epithelial+
MM9Epithelial+
MM10Mixed+
MM11Epithelial++
MM12Mixed+
MM13Mixed+
MM14Mixed+
MM15Epithelial+
MM16Mixed+++
MM17Sarcomatous++
MM18Mixed++
MM19Mixed+
MM20Epithelial+
MM21Sarcomatous
MM22Epithelial+++
SFT1Benign+++
SFT2Benign+++
  • MM = malignant mesothelioma; SFT = solitary fibrous tumour.

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