[Histonet] Re: weekend fixation

2010-05-20 Thread Kevin_Kurtz
The CAP has the following to say about this issue (in the FAQ section on HE= R2 testing): "The CAP Immu= nohistochemistry Committee does not advocate transferring formalin-fi= xed tissues into alcohol. There are no data to support the validity= of testing specimens proces

[Histonet] Repeat validation when IHC protocol changed?

2010-04-30 Thread Kevin_Kurtz
Recently our IHC vendor sent a tech to help us out with some weak staining affecting multiple antibodies. Several staining protocols were changed, including adjusting the incubation time and adding amplification. The results were great in the slides that I was shown. The tech said that revali