LFABP

  • Tech Only CPT 88342.TC
  • Tech Pro CPT
  • PowerPath Code LFABP
  • 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

Classification of hepatocellular adenomas: Expressed in non-neoplastic liver. Aberrant loss of expression in HNF1alpha-mutated hepatocellular adenomas. Retainied expression in other types of hepatocellular adenomas. Best used as part of a panel [serum amyloid A (SAA), c-reactive protein (CRP), β-catenin, liver fatty acid binding protein (LFABP), glutamine synthetase].

Vendor

Abcam