Patti Loykasek responded to that question a few weeks back:
"Actually the name stands for Our Second Cytokeratin Antibody Rocks! A bit
of path humor (or at least Dr. Gown tried to be humorous!). We are truly a
bit silly sometimes."
Kelly Turner, HTL(ASCP)QIHC
PhenoPath Laboratories
Seattle, WA
osteoclast-associated receptor
Maria Katleba wrote:
What do the letters that make up the name OSCAR mean ? There is a debate in my
lab over it? :)
Maria Katleba HT(ASCP), MS
Pathology Dept. Mgr.
Queen of the Valley Medical Center
707-294-9229 cell
707-252-4411 x3689
Hi Maria,
We run OSCAR on Ventana Ultraview - CC1 Mild, 37 degrees C, 16 minute
incubation. We get the antibody from Covance - product #SIG 3465-16.
This comes as a 6ml predilute. Our docs like it quite a bit, and order
it on a regular basis.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Tom Jasper
Thomas Jasper
