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CD2, IHC with Interpretation

Test Code
40019X


CPT Codes
88342

Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue in an IHC specimen transport kit


Instructions
Patholgy report is required


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinite
Refrigerated: Indefinite
Frozen: Unacceptable


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Tissue in formalin


Methodology
Immunohistochemical Stain (IHC)

Setup Schedule
A.M.


Clinical Significance
The CD2 antigen (LFA-2) is a monomeric 45 to 58 kD glycoprotein. It is an accessory molecule important in mediating the adhesion of activated T-cells and thymocytes with antigen-presenting cells and target cells.




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