Standardized on-slide control for quality assurance in the immunohistochemical assessment of therapeutic target molecules in breast cancer

Breast Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-40

  Mengel, Michael ^a   Hebel, Katrin ^a   Kreipe, Hans ^a   Von Wasielewski, Reinhard ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

HER 2; Immunohistochemistry; Quality assurance; Steroid receptor

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; STEROID RECEPTOR; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA MICROARRAY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR PROFILING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; STANDARDIZATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 13444274290     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.21445.x     Document Type: Article

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