Table 1

Control tissues used for immunohistochemistry

Positive staining tissueAntigenClone
All antibodies were obtained from Dako.
MyometriumProgesterone1°6
Myometrium/breast cancerOestrogen1D5
Tonsil lymphoid tissueB cell (CD20)L26
Tonsil lymphoid tissueT cell (CD3)Polyclonal
Tonsil lymphoid tissueLymphocyte common antigen (LCA)2B11/PD7/26
Colon carcinomaCarcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)11-7
ProstateCytokeratin/high molecular34βE12
Colon carcinoma/prostateCytokeratinMNF-116
MyometriumSmooth muscle actinHHF 35
ProstateProstate specific antigenPolyclonal
Ovarian carcinomaCa 125M11
PlacentaPlap8a9
Brain tissueS-100Polyclonal
MyometriumDesminD33
ThyroidThyroglobulinPolyclonal
Breast cancerp53 proteinDo-7
PlacentaChoriogonadotrophinPolyclonal
MyometriumVimentinV9
Mast cells in various tissuec-kit (CD177)Polyclonal
Tonsil germinal centerKi-67Polyclonal
Breast cancerc-erbb2Polyclonal
ThyroidThyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1)8g7g3/1
Blood vessels/placentaFactor VIII related antigenPolyclonal
MelanomaHmb 45