Expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in human tumors: a tissue microarray study evaluating 18,666 tumors from 150 different tumor entities
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Authors
- Katharina Möller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9739-4274)
- Ria Uhlig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4880-6519)
- Maximilian Lennartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1572-8200)
- Guido Sauter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9024-4978)
- S. Minner
- Anne Menz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4364-6464)
- Florian Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3778-3286)
- Stefan Steurer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7199-3615)
- Natalia Gorbokon
- Till Krech
- Andreas M. Luebke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-6964)
- Claudia Hube‐Magg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-4340)
- Frank Jacobsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8047-580X)
- Florian Viehweger
- Till S. Clauditz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4257-856X)
- Ronald Simon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0158-4258)
- Andrea Hinsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5868-1185)
- Martina Kluth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4782-4616)
- David Dum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-4313)
- Eike Burandt
- Christian Bernreuther
- Andreas H Marx
- Sören Schönig
Institutions
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- Osnabrück University (DE)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Klinikum Fulda (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin
- Published
- 2026-09-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00428-026-04683-z
- Primary Topic
- Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00