MOC-31

Synonyms

Epithelial related antigen; Epithelial glycoprotein 2

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

MOC-31 reacts with a transmembranous glycoprotein that is present in most glandular epithelium and tumors originating from such epithelium. Similar to Ber-EP4 and Bg8, MOC-31 is used in a panel of antibodies in the distinction of metastatic adenocarcinoma (mostly positive) from mesothelioma (mostly negative).

Vendor

Dako