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(American Journal of Pathology. 1999;154:795-803.)
© 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology

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Ki-A10, a Germ Cell Nuclear Antigen Retained in a Subset of Germ Cell-Derived Tumors

Pierre Rudolph* , Udo Kellner* , Dietmar Schmidt{dagger} , Vera Kirchner* , Aleksander Talerman{ddagger} , Dieter Harms* and Reza Parwaresch*

From the Departments of General Pathology, Pediatric Pathology, and Hematopathology,* Pediatric Tumor Registry and Lymph Node Registry of the German Society of Pathologists, University of Kiel, Germany, Institute of Pathology and Gynecopathology,{dagger} Mannheim, Germany, and Department of Pathology,{ddagger} Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Monoclonal antibody Ki-A10 recognizes a nuclear antigen of 25 and 22 kd apparent molecular mass, which is abundantly expressed by immature gonocytes, spermatogonia, and spermatocytes, whereas it is absent in spermatids, spermatozoa, oocytes, and normal somatic tissues. In a broad spectrum of human cancers the antibody showed no reactivity except for a small subset of malignant lymphomas. Because of this restricted expression pattern, we examined 173 germ cell tumors and 18 sex cord stromal tumors immunohistochemically to assess the distribution of the Ki-A10 antigen. A strongly positive reaction was found in classic seminomas, dysgerminomas, spermatocytic seminomas, and the germ cell component of gonadoblastomas. Yolk sac tumors presented a heterogeneous reactivity pattern ranging from overall positivity to complete lack of antigen expression, and in three of eight choriocarcinomas, a few clusters of cytotrophoblast cells were strongly labeled. All other tumors, including Leydig and Sertoli cell tumors as well as placental tissue, were negative. Our findings suggest that specific germ cell antigens can be retained in germ cell tumors along particular differentiation pathways. Ki-A10 is the first marker that consistently labels spermatocytic seminoma, further confirming its germ cell origin and suggesting a close relationship to classic seminoma. The antibody may serve for diagnostic purposes and promises new insights into the process of germ cell differentiation and the development of germ cell-derived neoplasia.




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