Comparison of Central HER2 Testing With Quantitative Total HER2 Expression and HER2 Homodimer Measurements Using a Novel Proximity-Based Assay
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- 1 August 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 134 (2) , 303-311
- https://doi.org/10.1309/ajcp3bzy4yafntrg
Abstract
The accuracy and reliability of immunohistochemical analysis and in situ hybridization for the assessment of HER2 status remains a subject of debate.Keywords
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