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Muscle immunohistochemistry
EPIC
Various
Section
Histopathology
Description
Technical stain only (no histopathologist interpretation). Detection of the following antigens: Dynorphin, Dystrophin 1, Dystrophin 2, Dystrophin 3, Dysferlin, Alpha dystroglycan, Beta Dystroglycan, Myosin Developmental, Myosin Fast, Myosin Neonatal, Myosin Slow, Sarcoglycan Alpha, Sarcoglycan Beta, Sarcoglycan Delta, Sarcoglycan Gamma, Alpha-2-Merosin, Caveolin Collagen VI, Emerin, Merosin (laminin alpha 2), P62, Spectrin, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD20, CD31, CD68, MxA, Dysferlin, HLA (ABC), MAC C5b-9
Specimen requirement
Frozen tissue or frozen unstained adhesive slides (8-10μm thickness sections)
Dispatch and handling instructions
Sealed polystyrene box with dry ice
Turnaround time
48 hours
Synonym
Not applicable
Is it IS0 15189 Accredited?
Yes