PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Francis, N D AU - Clark, D M AU - Boylston, A W TI - Definitive identification of human T cells in formalin fixed paraffin wax embedded tissue. AID - 10.1136/jcp.41.8.900 DP - 1988 Aug 01 TA - Journal of Clinical Pathology PG - 900--903 VI - 41 IP - 8 4099 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/8/900.short 4100 - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/41/8/900.full SO - J Clin Pathol1988 Aug 01; 41 AB - The use of a new monoclonal antibody, BF1, which reacts in routinely fixed tissues, directed against the beta chain of the T cell antigen receptor was assessed to determine its reactivity in a variety of normal tissues as well as in a number of B and T cell tumours and other lymphoid disorders. It reacted with all five of the unequivocal T cell tumours tested. BF1 will have widespread use in the assessment of lymphoid tissues in patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the differential diagnosis of tumours.