A portion of amino acids 351-472 was used as the immunogen for the CK14 antibody.
Cytokeratin 14 is one of the specific basal markers for distinguishing between basal and non-basal subtypes of breast carcinomas. It is also a good marker for differentiation of intraductal from invasive salivary duct carcinoma by the positive staining of basal cells surrounding the in-situ neoplasm as well as for differentiation of benign prostate from prostate carcinoma.
