Inhibin is not an immunohistochemical marker for hepatocellular carcinoma: An example of the potential pitfall in diagnostic immunohistochemistry caused by endogenous biotin

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Iezzoni, Julia C ^a   Mills, Stacey E ^a   Pelkey, Timothy J ^a   Stoler, Mark H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Immunohistochemistry; Inhibin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; BIOTIN; INHIBIN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0032902093     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/111.2.229     Document Type: Article

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