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Semi–automated standardisation of melanin bleaching procedures of heavily pigmented melanocytic lesions for immunohistochemical analysis on an automated platform

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Pages 172-177 | Received 07 May 2019, Accepted 17 May 2019, Published online: 10 Jul 2019

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