Glycophorin A by IHC-12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation

Test info

  
Glycophorin A by IHC
  
12376 - Technical only, 12379 - Technical & interpretation
  
LAB12376
LAB12379
  

All IHC stains will include a positive control tissue

  
  • Glycophorin A is useful in the identification of erythroleukemia, and to establish the lineage of the blast cells in acute leukemia
  • This antibody can be used on fixed smears or on paraffin-embedded tissue

Specimen

  
Tissue
  

Submit a formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue

  

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue block

  

FFPE tissue section mounted on a charged, unstained slide

  

Ambient (preferred)

  
  • Unlabeled/mislabeled block
  • Insufficient tissue
  • Slides broken beyond repair

Performance

  
AHL - Immunohistochemistry
  
Mo - Fr
  
1 - 2 days
  

Immunohistochemical staining and microscopic examination

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

If requested, an interpretive report will be provided

  

Specifications

  • Glycophorin A is an antibody directed against a molecule found in erythroid cells
  • Glycophorin A is present in all stages of differentiation of a RBC, from an erythroblast to a mature erythrocyte

 Staining pattern

  • Granular cytoplasmic

References

  1. Greaves MR et al: Monoclonal anti-glycophorin as a probe for erythroleukemia. Blood, 1983;61:645-51.
  2. Erber WN et al: A new monoclonal antibody that detects glycophorin A for the diagnosis of erythroleukemia. Hematol Rev 1991;5:113-20.

Billing

  
88342 - 1st stain
88341 - each additional stain

Tracking

  
07/03/2017
  
10/18/2018
  
01/12/2024