Consistency of staining and reporting of oestrogen receptor immunocytochemistry within the European Union--an inter-laboratory study.

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Published in Virchows Arch on June 24, 2004

Authors

C A Wells1, J P Sloane, D Coleman, C Munt, I Amendoeira, N Apostolikas, J P Bellocq, S Bianchi, W Boecker, G Bussolati, C E Connolly, P Dervan, M Drijkoningen, I O Ellis, C W Elston, V Eusebi, D Faverly, P Heikkila, R Holland, J Jacquemier, M Lacerda, J Martinez-Penuela, C De Miguel, J L Peterse, F Rank, A Reiner, E Saksela, B Sigal-Zafrani, M Sylvan, B Borisch, G Cserni, T Decker, H Kerner, J Kulka, P Regitnig, A Sapino, A M Tanous, S Thorstenson, E Zozaya, European Working Group for Breast Screening Pathology

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Histopathology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical School, West Smithfield, London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom. c.a.wells@qmul.ac.uk

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