High sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry for the detection of hormone receptors in breast carcinoma: comparison with biochemical determination in a prospective study of 793 cases
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Histopathology
- Vol. 37 (6) , 536-545
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2559.2000.01006.x
Abstract
The hormone receptor (HR) status of breast cancer is an important prognostic factor and predictive parameter of the response to hormone therapy. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is currently the standard for...Keywords
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