Re: Cytoplamic staining in P53 and Ki-67

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From:RUSS ALLISON <Allison@cardiff.ac.uk>
To:"histonet@Pathology.swmed.edu" <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>, Dave Tacha <dtacha@ncal.verio.com>
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Date:Mon, 06 Sep 1999 17:30:12 +0000 (GMT0BST)
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The specificity and sensitivity of cell proliferation markers can be 
affected by fixation (and processing - probable).
See :
Allison & Best.  p53, PCNA and Ki67  expression in oral squamous cell 
carcinomas: the vagaries of fixation and microwave enhancement of 
immunocytochemistry. Oral Pathol & Med. 1998;27:434-440
Russ Allison, Wales



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