Detection of hepatoma cells in peripheral blood of HCC patients by nested RT-PCR

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 4, Issue 1-6, 1998, Pages 106-108

  Liu, Yu Hui ^a   Zhou, Rou Li ^a   Rui, Jing An ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NORTHERN THEATER COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Alpha fetoproteins polymerase chain reaction; Carcinoma, hepatocellular; Liver neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; RNA, messenger blood

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000228955     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v4.i2.106     Document Type: Article

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