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What is immunohistochemical staining?

April 26, 2017immunohistochemical staining

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What is immunohistochemical staining?

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This technique is used to detect disease markers for various cancers in a biopsy. A sample of cells is collected. If abnormal, these cells will have specific antigens. The particular antibodies for these substances are marked for visibility then mixed with the sample. In this way, the disease marker can be identified by the antigen-antibody interaction.