Comparative study using rabbit-derived polyclonal, mouse-derived monoclonal, and rabbit-derived monoclonal antibodies for KIT immunostaining in GIST and other tumors

Pathology International

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 200-204

  Saito, Masako ^a   Sakurai, Shinji ^a   Motegi, Atsushi ^a,b   Saito, Kana ^a   Sano, Takaaki ^a   Nakajima, Takashi ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAEBASHI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; GIST; Immunostaining; KIT; Rabbit monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY 1DC3; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY K45; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY T595; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY Y145; PARAFFIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY A4502; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESMOID TUMOR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EWING SARCOMA; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; LEIOMYOMA; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LEYDIG CELL; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAST CELL; MELANOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; POLYP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEMINOMA; SOLITARY FIBROUS TUMOR; STAINING; STOMACH TUMOR; THYMUS CANCER;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMORS; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MICE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; RABBITS; SEMINOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33847136907     PISSN: 13205463     EISSN: 14401827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2007.02081.x     Document Type: Article

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