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Is ihc test done to check for normal diseases also other than cancer.
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Immunohistochemistry (ihc) is an important application of monoclonal as well as polyclonal antibodies to determine the tissue distribution of an antigen of interest in health and disease. Ihc is widely used for diagnosis of cancers; specific tumor antigens are expressed de novo or up-regulated in certain cancers.
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