A comparison between 2 techniques (immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)) for her-2/neu detection in lung cancer

A. P. Meert, B. Martin, J. M. Verdebout, V. Ninane, J. P. Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Lung cancer: clinical and biological presentation
Session: Lung cancer: clinical and biological presentation
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2284
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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