[Histonet] ASCP CMP continuing education credits

[kmcneta]

I am attempting to renew my HT ASCP certification for the first time and I  
was wondering if taking the Anderson Continuing Education course (Molecular  
Diagnostics: Fundamentals, Methods, and Clinical Applications-they list it  
as providing 36 hours) would fulfill the requirement completely. I am also  
certified by the FL BOH and have taken HIV and Medical errors for a few  
points to meet the states renewal requirements. I only have a couple months  
until renewal is required so any information would be greatly appreciated!


Thanks,

M. Mcneta
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[Histonet] Slide and Block Disposal

[Norm Burnham]

Dear Histonetters,
I think everyone on the Histonet would like to hear about all the creative,
cost effective, and HIPPA-compliant ways labs can dispose of slides and
blocks that have exceeded their retention limits.  
Does anyone use an outside company that disposes of glass slides and/or
paraffin blocks, or is there equipment to be rented/purchased that would
provide a solution to everyone's slide and block disposal challenge?
We would all like to hear of your innovative or not so innovative solutions
to this challenge.
Thank you in advance for your solutions.
Norm Burnham
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[Histonet] Rhodanine Copper stain

[Carrie Disbrow]

Hello!
I wonder if anyone knows if copper pigments can be stained in 3 micron FFPE 
human liver core biopsies using a Rhodanine Copper staining method? The 
procedure suggests 6- 8 microns. Our small amount of  tissue core biopsies are 
cut at 3 microns and if possible we would not like to cut the block again.
Thanks for your input.
Thank you,
Carrie Disbrow, HT ASCP  (soon to be BS, HTL ASCP :-))


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[Histonet] See you at the NSH

[Tony Henwood]

Hi all,

Just a note to say that I will be leaving next week for Birmingham
Alabama for the NSH conference.

It has taken me 30 years to get to a NSH and I am really looking forward
to it.

I hope to see you all (I will be the old, short, bald guy with the
Aussie accent)

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist
Tel: 612 9845 3306
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RE: [Histonet] cap survays

[Tony Henwood]

Edie,

What a challenge.
I would strongly recommend you give it a go.
I like to score fixation, processing and staining quality of slides I
and my staff produce.
It allows us to have control over the science of histotechnology not the
pathologists (they have enough to worry about - the diagnosis, clinical
demands etc).

When a department runs this way, it does not take long for the
pathologist to realise the invaluable resource their labs are. In fact
they become quite proud of it!

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
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Fax: 612 9845 3318
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To all,

I would like to know what everyone is doing with the cap survay now that
it is scoring staining performance and not detremining a diagnosis.  Our
paths want us to score then and they not be involved.  Is this what
everone else is doing?

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RE: [Histonet] B Plus fixative on bone marrow cores

[Lee & Peggy Wenk]

One of my students, a few years ago, tried several different zinc formalins
from different companies, on bone marrow biopsies. At 2 hours fixation, we
saw a lot of smudgy, pale baby blue nuclei. At 3 hours, we were seeing
nuclear detail of the usual hematoxylin blue. 4 hours was slightly better,
but our pathologists thought that the slight improvement wasn't needed to
make a diagnosis - they could do it just as well at 3 hours, and it saved an
hour. It didn't matter which zinc formalin we used, 3 hours seemed to be the
key. So we now make 3 hours as the minimum.

Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)SLS
Beaumont Hospital
Royal Oak, MI 48073

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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 6:07 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] B Plus fixative on bone marrow cores

I would appreciate comments from anyone using this fixative for bone marrow
cores. Specifically I am interested in learning how long you are fixing your
samples in B Plus.
Manufacturer recommends "at least two hours" but we are seeing artifacts
that concern me that 2 hrs may be insufficient.

Vinnie Della Speranza
Manager for Anatomic Pathology Services
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Charleston, SC 29425
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RE: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

[Tony Henwood]

Nikki,

The sensitisation step, from my experience, improves the silver
deposition on the bacteria and decreases background staining. Margeson &
Chappman (1996 Use of Zinc Formalin as a Sensitizer in Silver Stains for
Spirochetes J Histotechnol 19(2):135-138) substituted zinc formalin for
uranyl nitrate in the Steiner techniques and found the resulting
spirochete staining to be as good as or better than when uranyl nitrate
was used.


Regards

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Laboratory Manager & Senior Scientist
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Fax: 612 9845 3318
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Locked Bag 4001, Westmead NSW 2145, AUSTRALIA 




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Subject: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner


Does anyone have a protocol for the Steiner and Steiner stain that does
not use Uranyl Nitrate?  Our EHS department will not allow us to order
this chemical anymore because it is too expensive to dispose of.  If
anyone has any methods of disposal that are not too pricey I would be
interested in them as well.
 
Thank you very much,
Nikki
 
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RE: [Histonet] Orienting GI biopsies during embedding

[Tony Henwood]

I would recommend you try to embed them on edge.
Even if very small, you will be surprised how many are correctly
embedded

Regards

Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc, GradDipSysAnalys, CT(ASC)
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Subject: [Histonet] Orienting GI biopsies during embedding


Everyone,

We are having a heck of a time orienting GI biopsies but esophageal
biopsies in particular, during embedding. If anyone could share their
secret for getting these tiny specks of semi-transparent tissue
oriented, we would greatly appreciate it.

Sabina Sylvest
Department of Pathology
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[Histonet] B Plus fixative on bone marrow cores

[Della Speranza, Vinnie]

I would appreciate comments from anyone using this fixative for bone marrow 
cores. Specifically I am interested in learning how long you are fixing your 
samples in B Plus.
Manufacturer recommends "at least two hours" but we are seeing artifacts that 
concern me that 2 hrs may be insufficient.

Vinnie Della Speranza
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[Histonet] Re: License

[Johnson, Teri]

Joyce,

You might have some luck calling the following places:

Physician's Reference Lab, Overland Park, KS - Donna Miller

Shawnee Mission Medical Center, Overland Park, KS

North Kansas City Hospital - N. KC, MO - Nancy Warren

University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS - Timothy Chilton

Midwest Anatomic Pathology Lab, Overland Park, KS

Litton Laboratories, Blue Springs, MO

Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Managing Director Histology Facility
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 E. 50th St.
Kansas City, MO 64110


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[Histonet] Re: ISH on decaled bone

[Johnson, Teri]

Gudrun is absolutely correct. The HCl destroyed your nucleic acids. The best 
decalcifier for RNA or DNA is EDTA.

Teri Johnson, HT(ASCP)QIHC
Managing Director Histology Facility
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
1000 E. 50th St.
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[Histonet] RE: cap survays

[Morken, Tim]

Technologists can certainly be trained to do the scoring properly but our 
pathologists score them and are fully involved in the evaluations, as well as 
reviewing challenge slides for submission. There are also sometimes 
interpretation questions that have to be done on-line that the pathologists 
have to do, for instance for Her2. You have to ask the question of who is doing 
the interpretation in "real life," the techs or the pathologist? The survey is 
supposed to be done the same way you do it in your lab in your daily work so 
take that as the starting point of the discussion.

I think it defeats the purpose if the pathologists are not involved since it is 
a test of the total quality system. Are they or aren't they part of the system? 

Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology / IPOX
UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco, CA  
 
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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 12:50 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] cap survays


To all,

I would like to know what everyone is doing with the cap survay now that it is 
scoring staining performance and not detremining a diagnosis.  Our paths want 
us to score then and they not be involved.  Is this what everone else is doing?

Edie


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Re: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

[Rene J Buesa]

Under separate cover I am sending you a procedures for modified Steiner without 
uranyl nitrate.
René J.

--- On Thu, 9/24/09, Wahlberg, Nikki  wrote:


From: Wahlberg, Nikki 
Subject: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 1:38 PM


Does anyone have a protocol for the Steiner and Steiner stain that does
not use Uranyl Nitrate?  Our EHS department will not allow us to order
this chemical anymore because it is too expensive to dispose of.  If
anyone has any methods of disposal that are not too pricey I would be
interested in them as well.

Thank you very much,
Nikki

Nikki M Wahlberg
Histotechnologist II
Histo-Pathology Services
Boston Scientific
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[Histonet] cap survays

[Gonzales, Edith]

To all,

I would like to know what everyone is doing with the cap survay now that it is 
scoring staining performance and not detremining a diagnosis.  Our paths want 
us to score then and they not be involved.  Is this what everone else is doing?

Edie


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[Histonet] MOLECULAR LAB QUESTION

[Maria Katleba]

Two questions (if anyone can answer):

(1) What tests are you doing if you in fact have a 'molecular lab'?

(2) Who runs the tests...Histotech or CLS ?

Thanks!

Maria Katleba HT(ASCP), MS
Pathology Dept. Mgr.
Queen of the Valley Medical Center
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[Histonet] Guniea pig anti-Doublecortin & Goat-Guinea pig secondary antibody on rat tissue

[ti fei]

it seems when I use guniea pig-anti-doublecortin (DCX) with secondary antibody 
from invitrogen goat-anti guinea pig Alexa 488 or 568. I always get staining on 
blood vessel-like structures. 
  
 Anyone has such experiences before? Do goat-anti-guinea pig IgG will cross 
react with rat IgG ?
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FW: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

[Wahlberg, Nikki]

 We already use the kit from Sigma but it is the 1% Uranyl Nitrate waste
that is the issue.  I will check with Newcommer to see if their kit will
work.

Thanks you!
Nikki

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Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:44 PM
To: Wahlberg, Nikki
Subject: RE: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

Nikki,
What if you but the Sigma kit that has the 1% solution in it already? 
Bernice


Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP)
Northwestern University
Pathology Core Facility
ECOGPCO-RL
710 N Fairbanks Court
Olson 8-421
Chicago,IL 60611
312-503-3723


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Nikki
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Subject: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

Does anyone have a protocol for the Steiner and Steiner stain that does
not use Uranyl Nitrate?  Our EHS department will not allow us to order
this chemical anymore because it is too expensive to dispose of.  If
anyone has any methods of disposal that are not too pricey I would be
interested in them as well.
 
Thank you very much,
Nikki
 
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Boston Scientific
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[Histonet] CD31 Mouse Liver Staining

[JEFFREY S HARDING]

 Hello,

I've tried a dozen times to get good fluorescent CD31 staining (endothelial 
marker) on frozen mouse liver sections.   

   I'm using the standard pharmogen Anti-CD31 primary with a secondary FITC 
label, and get a very weak (though noticable) signal. 

  My question is regarding fixation methods IMMEDIATELY after dissection.  Does 
anyone have a good summary of fixation methods prior to freezing and their 
effects on CD31 staining?  Does the exact fixation even matter that much?  
Everyone seems to have something different.   

Thanks!
Jeff

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RE: [Histonet] MSI testing

[Weems, Joyce]

Not us!!

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Cartun
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 13:38
To: Histonet
Subject: [Histonet] MSI testing

How many of you that do IHC and/or PCR testing for microsatellite
instability (MSI) have your requests go through a genetic counselor?
Thanks!

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs Assistant Director, Anatomic
Pathology Hartford Hospital 80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT  06102
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[Histonet] Need a NSH S/C roommate

[Marquisha Paul]

I would like to share a room for the NSH Symposium/Convention in
Birmingham to help save on costs.  I have a room reserved at DoubleTree
from Friday - Wednesday, but if you already have a room reserved and are
looking for someone to share costs, I can do that too.

Send me an email at mp...@alltech.com if you are interested

 

Thanks a lot!

Marquisha Paul

Research Lab Tech

Alltech, Inc.

Lexington, KY

 

 

 

 

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RE: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

[Jodie Robertson]

Check with Newcomer Supply as they have a Modified Steiner Kit without
Uranyl Nitrate.

Jodie Robertson, HT(ASCP) QIHC
Pathology Sciences Medical Group
Histology Day Supervisor
Chico, CA  95926
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To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

Does anyone have a protocol for the Steiner and Steiner stain that does
not use Uranyl Nitrate?  Our EHS department will not allow us to order
this chemical anymore because it is too expensive to dispose of.  If
anyone has any methods of disposal that are not too pricey I would be
interested in them as well.
 
Thank you very much,
Nikki
 
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Histotechnologist II
Histo-Pathology Services
Boston Scientific
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[Histonet] Steiner and Steiner

[Wahlberg, Nikki]

Does anyone have a protocol for the Steiner and Steiner stain that does
not use Uranyl Nitrate?  Our EHS department will not allow us to order
this chemical anymore because it is too expensive to dispose of.  If
anyone has any methods of disposal that are not too pricey I would be
interested in them as well.
 
Thank you very much,
Nikki
 
Nikki M Wahlberg
Histotechnologist II
Histo-Pathology Services
Boston Scientific
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[Histonet] SOX10

[Martin, Erin]

Hi,  Would anyone using SOX10 antibody please tell me where they buy it?  If 
you have a procedure that you would be willing to share as well I would be very 
appreciative.  Thank you!

Erin Martin
UCSF Dermatopathology

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[Histonet] MSI testing

[Richard Cartun]

How many of you that do IHC and/or PCR testing for microsatellite instability 
(MSI) have your requests go through a genetic counselor?  Thanks!

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
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[Histonet] Heidelberger Pinzette

[Gudrun Lang]

Does anybody know a distributor of the classic "Heidelberger Pinzette"
heated forcep?

 

Gudrun Lang

Histolab, AKH Linz, Austria

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[Histonet] Re: Orienting GI biopsies during embedding

[Robert Richmond]

Sabina Sylvest at Cincinnati Children's Hospital asks:

>>We are having a heck of a time orienting GI biopsies but esophageal biopsies 
>>in particular, during embedding. If anyone could share their secret for 
>>getting these tiny specks of semi-transparent tissue oriented, we would 
>>greatly appreciate it.<<

At the very least, I'd use an OptiVISOR magnifier with 3 diopter or 4
diopter lenses - I've mentioned this item on Histonet before. See
www.doneganoptical.com/optivisor.php - Donegan doesn't retail, but you
can get the item from Amazon.

If I had one, I'd want to use a stereo dissecting microscope with 10
and 20 power magnification, but not many pathology services have them.

Orienting GI biopsies is more important than most people realize. As
public awareness of celiac disease increases, we're going to have to
improve our handling of upper small bowel biopsy specimens. I'm
thinking of

 examining the fixed gross specimen with a dissecting microscope,
as part of the gross description
 embedding with magnification
 doing special stains routinely - PAS (for Whipple cells) and CD3
(for infiltrating T lymphocytes in the surface epithelium)

Is anyone on Histonet doing any of these things?

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN

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[Histonet] Re: Histobath Frozen Sections

[Robert Richmond]

I've posted a number of times about the Histobath. I don't know
anything new besides the stuff I've already posted.

Melanie S. White, MT(ASCP) asks:
>>P.S.  Are there any other Samurai Pathologists available? We need one.<<

Hey, find me a way to get a South Carolina medical license at the age
of 70 and we'll talk!

Bob Richmond
Samurai Pathologist
Knoxville TN

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Re: [Histonet] Orienting GI biopsies during embedding

[Rene J Buesa]

There is a very fine Technical Note by I. Dimenstein in the last issue of the 
JOH that can help you solve this problem.
René J.

--- On Thu, 9/24/09, ssylv...@cinci.rr.com  wrote:


From: ssylv...@cinci.rr.com 
Subject: [Histonet] Orienting GI biopsies during embedding
To: "histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu" 
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2009, 12:45 PM


Everyone,

We are having a heck of a time orienting GI biopsies but esophageal biopsies in 
particular, during embedding. If anyone could share their secret for getting 
these tiny specks of semi-transparent tissue oriented, we would greatly 
appreciate it.

Sabina Sylvest
Department of Pathology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
ssylv...@cinci.rr.com
(513)803-0741


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[Histonet] Orienting GI biopsies during embedding

[ssylvest]

Everyone,

We are having a heck of a time orienting GI biopsies but esophageal biopsies in 
particular, during embedding. If anyone could share their secret for getting 
these tiny specks of semi-transparent tissue oriented, we would greatly 
appreciate it.

Sabina Sylvest
Department of Pathology
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
ssylv...@cinci.rr.com
(513)803-0741


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AW: [Histonet] ISH on decaled bone

[Gudrun Lang]

I believe there is no chance for retrieval. DNA or RNA is degraded by
hydrochloric acid. You would need some glue to stick the fragments ;).

Gudrun

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Joyce
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 23. September 2009 19:47
An: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Betreff: [Histonet] ISH on decaled bone

We have a bone biopsy that was decaled in RDO. Of course ISH is not
working. Does anyone have advice for retrieval? 
 
Many thanks.
Joyce
 

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Saint Joseph's Hospital 
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[Histonet] RELIA Histology Careers Bulletin Right Place Right Time Right Opportunity

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[Histonet] Autopsy baskets wanted

[Masterson_John]

Good morning,

 

We are looking to purchase some little metal/stainless steel baskets
with expandable lids used for processing larger specimens.  We just
found out EMS does not sell them anymore.  Does anyone here  in
histo-land know where we can find these?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

John



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[Histonet] RE: PIN-4

[McMahon, Loralee A]

Sorry email cut off.   I worked it up on the Dako Autostainer Link 48.

Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210

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[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of McMahon, Loralee A 
[loralee_mcma...@urmc.rochester.edu]
Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 8:22 AM
To: Marbella Chavarria; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Cc: Mary  L. Daniel
Subject: [Histonet] RE: PIN-4

I have also used this system and worked it up on the N
Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210

From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marbella Chavarria 
[mchavar...@coreplus.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:52 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
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Subject: [Histonet] PIN-4

Our lab is a specialty pathology services and one of our main area is

>> prostate core biopsies which requires a lot double staining,  for

>> that purpose I have tried different vendors.  I recently tried the

>> PIN 4

> from

>> Diagnostics Biosystems (dbiosys.com) and the results are excellent

>> the staining is of good quality our pathologist just love it, the red


>> chromogen is very stable as compare with all others I tried before.

>> Finally,  the price is very reasonable and the service is excellent.

> I

>> strongly recommend other labs to give a try to DB PIN 4 and their

> other

>> products.

>>





Regards,





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CorePlus, LLC.
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[Histonet] RE: PIN-4

[McMahon, Loralee A]

I have also used this system and worked it up on the N
Loralee McMahon, HTL (ASCP)
Immunohistochemistry Supervisor
Strong Memorial Hospital
Department of Surgical Pathology
(585) 275-7210

From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu 
[histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Marbella Chavarria 
[mchavar...@coreplus.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 1:52 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Cc: Mary  L. Daniel
Subject: [Histonet] PIN-4

Our lab is a specialty pathology services and one of our main area is

>> prostate core biopsies which requires a lot double staining,  for

>> that purpose I have tried different vendors.  I recently tried the

>> PIN 4

> from

>> Diagnostics Biosystems (dbiosys.com) and the results are excellent

>> the staining is of good quality our pathologist just love it, the red


>> chromogen is very stable as compare with all others I tried before.

>> Finally,  the price is very reasonable and the service is excellent.

> I

>> strongly recommend other labs to give a try to DB PIN 4 and their

> other

>> products.

>>





Regards,





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CorePlus, LLC.
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