Table 2 Detection of microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF)-M and MITF-Mdel mRNA expression in normal human melanocytes (NHEM) and melanoma by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
| Â | MITF-M (+) | MITF-Mdel (+) | MITF-M or MITF-Mdel (+) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % |
NHEM | 3/4 | 75% | 3/4 | 75% | 3/4 | 75% |
Melanoma cell lines | 29/31 | 93.5% | 29/31 | 93.5% | 30/31 | 96.8% |
Melanoma tissue samples | 21/21 | 100% | 21/21 | 100% | 21/21 | 100% |