Glossary of Terms
ASCO
American Society of Clinical Oncology
CAP
College of American Pathology
CISH
Chromegenic In Situ Hybridization
CLIA
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment
Dimers
A chemical or biological entity consisting of two subunits called monomers.
FFPE
Formalin Fixed Paraffin Embedded
FISH
Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
HERmark®
HERmark Assay is a proprietary diagnostic that accurately quantifies HER2 expression and dimerization in patients with breast cancer.
Heterodimer
The dimerization of different subunits or unrelated monomers
Homodimer
The dimerization of identical subunits
IHC
Immunohistochemistry
Monomer
(from Greek
mono "one" and
meros "part") is a small molecule that may become chemically bonded to other monomers to form a polymer.
Polymer
A substance composed of molecules with large molecular mass composed of repeating structural units, or monomers, connected by covalent chemical bonds.
VeraTag™
VeraTag technology describes Monogram's proximity-based assay technology platform that accurately quantifies proteins and functional protein complexes.
