[Histonet] Her2 Gastric cases

[Mark Tarango]

We do use the Ventana antibody for gastric cases.  There is some difference
in reading the slide for the pathologist.  I'll send you an article on it in
a seperate e-mail (so I can attach it).

Mark

On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 8:54 AM, Coppin, Margaret <COPPINM <@t> aruplab.com>wrote:

> Hello,
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> I am hoping someone can shed some light on whether or not Her2 4B5
> (Ventana's antibody) is okay to run on gastric biopsies. We are getting
> some client requests for this and I wonder if I should re-direct them
> toward the Dako Hercep Test instead.
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> Thank you.
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> Margaret G. Coppin, HT(ASCP)
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> Technical Supervisor--Immunohistochemistry
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> ARUP Laboratories
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> coppinm <@t> ARUPLab.com
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