Ki-67

Synonyms

MIB-1

  • Tech Only CPT 88361.TC, 88361.PC,88342.TC
  • Tech Pro CPT
  • PowerPath Code Ki-67 with Image Analysis
  • Schedule Monday - Friday
  • Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
  • Methodology IHC

Specimen Requirements

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.

Diagnostic Utility

Ki-67 antigen is a nuclear non-histone protein that is expressed in all active / proliferative phase of the cell cycle (G1, S and G2), and is absent in resting cells (G0). It is frequently used as a quantitaive marker for proliferation in tumors.

Vendor

Dako