p53
- Tech Only CPT 88342.TC
- Tech Pro CPT
- PowerPath Code P53
- 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
Wild-type p53 is a nuclear transcription factor with a molecular mass of 53 kDa. In malignant lesion inlcuding breast, colon, stomach, uterine, urinary bladder carcinoma, melanoma, soft tissue sarcomas, among others mutant p53 accumulates at a high level.
Vendor
Dako