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. 1989 Jan;52(1):67-71.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.52.1.67.

Anti-ubiquitin immunocytochemistry is more sensitive than conventional techniques in the detection of diffuse Lewy body disease

G Lennox  1 , J Lowe, K Morrell, M Landon, R J Mayer
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Anti-ubiquitin immunocytochemistry is more sensitive than conventional techniques in the detection of diffuse Lewy body disease

G Lennox et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1989 Jan.

Abstract

Brainstem and cortical Lewy bodies in diffuse Lewy body disease show intense immunoreactivity to antibodies against ubiquitin. Quantitative studies show that the novel neuropathological technique of anti-ubiquitin immunocytochemistry is more than twice as sensitive as conventional haematoxylin and eosin stains in detecting cortical Lewy bodies. Anti-ubiquitin immunocytochemistry should be regarded as the method of choice for the diagnosis and quantification of diffuse Lewy body disease.

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