title: Assay of the c-erbB-2 oncogene encoded protein by ELISA and immunocytochemistry in human breast cancer.
abstract: The c-erbB-2 gene is amplified in a wide variety of different adenocarcinomas. Generally, gene amplification correlates with increased expression of the c-erbB-2 oncoprotein. Previous assays for the c-erbB-2 oncoprotein have been qualitative or semi-quantitative. In this investigation using human breast cancers, c-erbB-2 oncoprotein levels as measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) correlated significantly with semi-quantitation by immunocytochemistry (r = 0.843, P < 0.0001, n = 97). The cut-off point for the ELISA which gave the strongest agreement with immunocytochemistry was 15 units/micrograms protein. It is concluded that detection of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein by ELISA is quantitative and objective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gallagher
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: O'Higgins
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Duffy
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D066246:ErbB Receptors / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D066246:ErbB Receptors; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases