Table 1 Antibodies used in the present immunohistochemical study and threshold to consider a tumor as positive, used in χ2 analysis

From: Immunohistochemical classification of non-BRCA1/2 tumors identifies different groups that demonstrate the heterogeneity of BRCAX families

Antibody

Clone

Dilution

Supplier

Threshold (%)

ER

1D5

1:30

Novocastra

10

PR

1A6

1:30

Novocastra

10

BCL2

124

1:80

DAKO

70

Ki-67

MIB1

1:30

DAKO

0–5/6–25/>25

p53

DO-7

1:50

Novocastra

25

HER-2

Herceptest

Prediluted

DAKO

3+

Cyclin D1

DCS-6

1:100

DAKO

30

Cyclin D3

DCS-22

1:10

Novocastra

a

Cyclin E

13A3

1:10

Novocastra

a

Cyclin A

6E6

1:100

Novocastra

a

Cyclin B1

7A9

1:25

Novocastra

a

p21

EA10

1:50

Oncogene

a

p16

Poly mouse

1:50

Santa Cruz

50

p27

57

1:1000

Transduction Lab

50

Skp2

1G12E9

1:10

ZYMED

a

Rb

G3–245

1:250

BD PharMingen

a

E2F6

Poly goat

1:50

Santa Cruz

a

CHEK2

DCS-270

1:25

Novocastra

60

Topoisomerase IIα

Ki-S1

1:400

DAKO

a

MDM2

IF2

1:10

Oncogene

a

CK 5/6

D5/16 B4

1:25

DAKO

a

CK 8

35BH11

1:10

DAKO

80

Vimentin

V9D

1:500

DAKO

a

Survivin

Poly rabbit

1:1000

RD Systems

a

EGFR

EGFR.113

1:10

Novocastra

a

  1. ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; HER-2, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor.
  2. aAny positive cell.