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. 2007 Sep;60(9):1067-8.
doi: 10.1136/jcp.2006.043356. Epub 2007 Feb 9.

Chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) should be an accepted method in the routine diagnostic evaluation of HER2 status in breast cancer

S Di Palma  1 , N Collins, C Faulkes, B Ping, G Ferns, B Haagsma, G Layer, M W Kissin, M G Cook
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Chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) should be an accepted method in the routine diagnostic evaluation of HER2 status in breast cancer

S Di Palma et al. J Clin Pathol. 2007 Sep.
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