Telomerase Activity: A Potential Marker of Bladder Transitional Cell Carcinoma in Bladder Washes

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 155-159

  Yang, Seung Choul ^a   Lee, Dong Hyeon ^a   Hong, Sung Joon ^a   Chung, Byung Ha ^a   Kim, Isaac Yi ^b  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder transitional cell carcinoma; Bladder wash cytology; Telomerase activity

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE; TUMOR MARKER;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER TUMOR; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TELOMERASE; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0031154558     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.1997.38.3.155     Document Type: Article

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