Pre-analytic variables and phospho-specific antibodies: the Achilles heel of immunohistochemistry
Siddiqui S, Rimm DL. Pre-analytic variables and phospho-specific antibodies: the Achilles heel of immunohistochemistry. Breast Cancer Research 2010, 12: 113. PMID: 21176180, PMCID: PMC3046444, DOI: 10.1186/bcr2782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCold ischemic timePre-analytic variablesIschemic timeCore needle biopsyCompanion diagnostic testingCompanion diagnostic testsBreast cancer researchProgesterone receptorNeedle biopsyBreast cancerEstrogen receptorCritical therapyDiagnostic testingDiagnostic testsClassic markersImmunohistochemistryCancer researchPhospho-specific antibodiesReceptorsMarkersAchilles heel