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HercepTest

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HercepTest Definition

An FDA approved test for the evaluation of HER2 protein overexpression in breast tumors. It provides semi-quantitative results of p185HER2 (HER2 gene) overexpression in Bouin or formalin-fixed, routinely processed, paraffin-embedded breast cancer tissues by light microscopy.

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