Cell-free DNA in human blood plasma: Length measurements in patients with pancreatic cancer and healthy controls

Pancreas

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 89-97

  Giacona, Mary Beth ^a   Ruben, George C ^a   Iczkowski, Kenneth A ^b   Roos, Thomas B ^a   Porter, Donna M ^b   Sorenson, George D ^b  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA length; Extracellular plasma DNA; Nick translation; Nucleosomal DNA; Pancreatic cancer; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ADULT; AGED; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA NICK TRANSLATION; DNA STRAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEOSOME; PANCREAS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031815875     PISSN: 08853177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006676-199807000-00012     Document Type: Article

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