Amyloid Beta
Synonyms
Beta Amyloid
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- Schedule Monday - Friday
- Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
- Disease State Amyloid Type Analysis
- Methodology IHC
Specimen Requirements
Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.
Diagnostic Utility
Amyloid beta localizes to the senile plaques characteristic of Altzheimer’s disease.