[Histonet] FW: ER/PR question

This paper might be useful: Ehinger, A., Bendahl, P. O., Rydén, L., Fernö, M., & Alkner, S. (2018). Stability of oestrogen and progesterone receptor antigenicity in formalin‐fixed paraffin‐embedded breast cancer tissue over time. Apmis, 126(9), 746-754. Regards Tony Henwood JP, MSc, BAppSc,

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Hello - I would appreciate feedback from the HistoNet community on best practices for handling frozen human (or macaque) brain for autoradiography in a research lab. I'm also curious about lightweight cut resistant gloves, and whether they are practical for anything more than changing blades (if

Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 183, Issue 6

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Re: [Histonet] ER/PR question

Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE at St. Mary's Medical Center in San Francisco, CA asks: >>One of my pathologists wants me to do some ER/PR's on 9 year old tissue blocks. I know ER and PR can be sensitive are the IHC's going to work or will there be too much antigen decay?<< You can only try. There

Re: [Histonet] ER/PR question

The antigen doesn't decay much inside the tissue block, as long as the sections were freshly done. We redo ER/PR on archived samples from 15 years ago and they still stain very strongly. Allan On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 8:26 AM Heckford, Karen - SMMC-SF via Histonet <

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Re: [Histonet] ER/PR question

Time alone is not the only cause for antigen decay for it is also associated with storage conditions and, as such, you cannot "predict" % decay based on time alone.Just try one block and let the pathologist decide based on the usefulness of what he sees in that try test.René On Thursday,

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[Histonet] ER/PR question

Good Morning, One of my Pathologists wants me to do some ER/PR's on 9 year old tissue blocks. I know ER and PR can be sensitive are the IHC's going to work or will there be too much antigen decay? Thanks, Karen Heckford HT ASCP CE Lead Histology Technician St. Mary's Medical Center 450