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Diagnostic consistency of programmed death-ligand 1 immunohistochemistry – comparative analysis of SP142 and 22C3 clones in non-small cell lung cancer

Songül Şahin
1
,
Sule Ayla
2

  1. Department of Basic Science-Pathology, School of Dentistry, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı, Turkey
  2. Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Medicine, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
pol j pathol 2025; 76 (4): 299-306
Online publish date: 2026/03/03
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