Table 1.

Main phenotype markers for neuroblastoma cell lineages.

CELL MARKERS	N	S	I
S-type
Vimentin	−	+	−/+
CD44	−/+	+	−/+
Fibronectin	−/+	+	−/+
Dopamine beta-hydroxylase	+	−	−/+
N-type
Neurofilaments	+	−	−/+
β-tubulin	+	−	−/+
I-type
CD-133	−	−	+
c-KIT	−	−	+

Note: (+) High expression; (−/+) Moderate to low expression; (−) Rare expression.