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'''p16''' is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It can be considered a surrogate marker for [[HPV]] infection. | '''p16''' is a commonly used [[immunostain]]. It can be considered a surrogate marker for [[HPV]] infection. | ||
p16, like most other "p" stains, is a nuclear stain. | |||
==Pattern== | |||
*Nuclear stain. | |||
==Use== | ==Use== |
Revision as of 13:18, 29 August 2012
p16 is a commonly used immunostain. It can be considered a surrogate marker for HPV infection. p16, like most other "p" stains, is a nuclear stain.
Pattern
- Nuclear stain.
Use
- Squamous lesions of the uterine cervix.
- Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, specifically human papillomavirus-associated head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.