5. Immunohistochemical Staining for Estrogen Receptor
Antibodies used to stain a section from the biopsy specimen showed that virtually all of the tumor cells express estrogen receptor protein (brown stain). How might estrogen receptor expression be involved in the etiology of this tumor? Answer
Based on your knowledge of the influence of estrogen on cells that express this receptor, how might this finding be exploited therapeutically? Answer
Do you know how immunohistochemical staining is done? Answer

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