Detection of urogenital malignant cells in the peripheral blood by nested RT-PCR using keratin 19 mRNA

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-42

  Kaneda, Takashi ^a   Hoshi, Senji ^a   Mao, Hauping ^a   Takahashi, Toshiko ^a   Suzuki, Kenichi ^a   Sato, Makoto ^a   Orikasa, Seiichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Keratin 19 mRNA; Nested RT PCR; Urogenital malignancy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYTOKERATIN 19; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY CANCER; MALE; METASTASIS; PENIS CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TESTIS CANCER; UROGENITAL TRACT CANCER;

EID: 0031931481     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.89.33     Document Type: Article

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