Abstract

Currently HER-2/neu status in breast cancer is categorized by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) in clinical practice. The amplification of the HER-2/neu gene has a prognostic significance. Quantitative determination of HER-2/neu gene amplification by qPCR or over-expression by qRT-PCR is not routinely used, whereas qPCR based assays can be an alternative method to evaluate HER-2/neu status. We searched literature and databases including the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), PubMed, and Google Scholar. The current study aimed to identify the correlation between FISH, IHC, and real-time-PCR reaction in measuring HER-2/neu expression in breast cancer.

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