GFAP

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Which of the following Tumors do not express GFAP?

a)astrocytoma
b)oligodendroglioma
c)ependymoma
d)meningioma
e)none
 
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ChessMaster3000 said:
But meningiomas are not astrocytes and oligodendrocytes are--shouldnt meningiomas be the ones to not express gfap
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Oligodendrocytes are glial cells, but they are not astrocytes. As far as I know, GFAP is only in astrocytes, schwann cells, and ependymal cells. I don't know why GFAP is seen in meningiomas, but I remember reading it somewhere.
 
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