Is it time for plakoglobin immune-histochemical diagnostic test for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy in the routine pathology practice?

Cardiovascular Pathology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 312-313

  Basso, Cristina ^a   Pilichou, Kalliopi ^a   Thiene, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLAKOGLOBIN;

DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EDITORIAL; GOLD STANDARD; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DESMOPLAKINS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84884131978     PISSN: 10548807     EISSN: 18791336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.06.001     Document Type: Editorial

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