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From: A gene-protein assay for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2): brightfield tricolor visualization of HER2 protein, the HER2 gene, and chromosome 17 centromere (CEN17) in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissue sections

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Scheme for simultaneous visualization of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) protein, the HER2 gene, and the chromosome 17 centromere (CEN17) using a novel HER2 gene-protein assay. First, HER2 protein is localized through immunohistochemical staining (IHC) with a rabbit monoclonal anti-HER2 antibody and a conventional 3,3′-diaminobenzidine (DAB)-based detection method. Then, the HER2 gene and CEN17 are localized by brightfield in situ hybridization (BISH) with a cocktail of 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP)-labeled HER2 probe and digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled CEN17 probe. The HER2 gene and CEN17 signals are visualized with silver (a silver acetate, hydroquinone, and hydrogen peroxide reaction) and fast red (a fast red and naphthol phosphate reaction), respectively.

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Diagnostic Pathology

ISSN: 1746-1596

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