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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 22.
Published in final edited form as: Histopathology. 2006 Dec;49(6):622–633. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2006.02556.x

Table 2.

Survivin-positive normal human adult tissues

Normal tissue type (specimen no. tested) Description of specific staining profile and localization
Bone marrow (3) 2/3 Progenitor cells (< 5%), nuclear; 1/3 histiocytes (< 5%), cytoplasmic
Cervix (3) 3/3 Basal epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear
Colon (2) 2/2 Deep glandular epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear; 1/2 lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Oesophagus (2) 1/2 Basal epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear
Pancreas (3) 1/3 Acinar cells (20%), granular cytoplasmic
Prostate (3) 2/3 Glandular epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear and/or cytoplasmic
Skin (3) 2/3 Keratinocytes (5–10%), nuclear; 1/3 keratinocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Small intestine (3) 3/3 Epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear; 2/3 lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Spleen (3) 3/3 Lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Stomach (3) 2/3 Glandular epithelium (< 5%), nuclear; 1/3 lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Testis (3) 3/3 Spermatogonia (60–70%), nuclear
Thymus (3) 3/3 Lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Tonsil (3) 3/3 Basal epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear; lymphocytes (< 5%), nuclear
Uterus (3) 2/3 Glandular epithelial cells (< 5%), nuclear; embryonic stromal cells (< 5%), nuclear; myometrial cells (< 5%), nuclear