FROM THE IHC RESOURCE GROUP BANK
  >
  > The IHC Resource Group is once again gearing up to help support the
efforts
  > of applicants who have applied for the spring IHC Qualification exam.  I

  > have just received a copy of the May 2000 exam, and there are a few
changes
  > from the last period.  The chart below describes what is being required.

  >
  > BOARD OF REGISTRY EXAN FOR IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY QUALIFICATION
  >
  > MAY 2000
  >
  > Project #       Antibody(ies)   Tissue
  > 1       HMB 45  Melanoma
  > 2       LCA     Normal tonsil or lymph node
  > 3       LMW & HMW keratin       Prostate
  > 4       Chromogranin    Stomach
  > 5       Estrogen receptor       Breast CA
  > 6       HPV     Cervix
  > 7       T-cells & B-cells       Frozen lymph node or tonsil
  > 8       Factor VIII related antigen     Kidney w cortex & medulla
  > 9       Muscle specific antigen Tx both pos and neg for the antibody
  >
  > The bank is very low on some tissues, on probe and probe detection
systems.
  > I am earnestly asking for your help.  We are out of probe and probe
kits,
  > and as you can see, the applicants will now have to perform HPV on
infected
  > cervix.  We have no tissue or reagents presently to support this part of
the
  > exam.  If anyone can donate anything, tissue being in the greatest
demand,
  > please let me know.  Ask your vendors for samples for donation to this
  > effort.  This might help us further.
  >
  > Additionally we are low on prostate, ER pos breast CA, melanoma, and
kidney
  > tissue that has both medulla and cortex, as well as frozen lymph node or

  > frozen tonsil.
  >
  > The antibody stores are pretty good.  If anyone can contribute a
paraffin
  > block for any of the above tissue, please email me at
  > emacrea@ventanamed.com, call me at 800-227-2155 ext 2739, or simply mail

  > blocks to Ethel R Macrea
  >
  > 4740 N Brookeview Dr
  > Tucson, AZ 85704
  > Or
  > C/o Ventana Medical Systems Inc.
  > 3865 N Business Center Dr
  > Tucson, AZ 85705