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Table 2 Sperm protein 17 expression frequencies in different histological subtypes of primary nervous system neoplasms. The lesions are categorised on the basis of their presumed cell of origin.

From: Sperm protein 17 is expressed in human nervous system tumours

Cell of origin

number positive/total number tested

Glial cell

Astrocytoma

2/6

Oligodendroglyoma

0/5

Ependymoma

1/1

Glioblastoma

3/16

Arachinodal cell

Meningioma

1/25

Nerve Sheath cell

Swhanoma

0/4

Neurofibroma

0/1