Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
Antigen expression: positive for epithelial marker pan-cytokeratin (immunocytochemistry)
Angiomyolipomas are benign tumors of the kidney which originate from putative perivascular epithelioid cells that may undergo differentiation into cells with features of melanocytes, smooth muscle or fat cells.
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