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MAb A103 Can Be Used as a Marker for Steroid-Producing Cells

Published in Cancer Weekly, March 21st, 2000

The monoclonal antibody (MAb) A103 can be used for detecting steroid-producing cells in fine-needle aspiration biopsies of the adrenal, researchers from the United States reported.

"Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the adrenal is a useful modality for the evaluation of primary and metastatic neoplasms," wrote S.J. Shin and colleagues, Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA. "Until now, however, few reliable markers existed for the positive identification of adrenal cortical cells."

Shin et al. published their study in American Journal of Clinical Pathology ("Diagnostic utility of the monoclonal antibody A103 in...

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