Detection of alphafetoprotein expressing cells in the blood of patients with hepatoma and hepatitis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 928-933

  Jiang, S Y ^a,b   Shyu, R Y ^b   Huang, M F ^a,b   Tang, H S ^b   Young, T H ^b   Roffler, S R ^c   Chiou, Y S ^b   Yen, M Y ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alphafetoprotein; Hepatitis; Hepatocellular carcinoma; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; DNA FRAGMENT; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031039799     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.163     Document Type: Article

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