The immunohistochemical detection of mismatch repair gene proteins (MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2): Practical aspects in antigen retrieval and biotin blocking protocols

Applied Immunohistochemistry and Molecular Morphology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-77

  Manavis, Jim ^a   Gilham, Peter ^a   Davies, Ruth ^a   Ruszkiewicz, Andrew ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antigen retrieval; Biotin; Hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MISMATCH REPAIR PROTEIN PMS2; PROTEIN MLH1; PROTEIN MSH2; PROTEIN MSH6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN RETRIEVAL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CANCER; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MISMATCH REPAIR; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING; STAINING;

EID: 0037347897     PISSN: 15412016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129039-200303000-00012     Document Type: Article

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