Cytokeratin 20 mRNA in peripheral venous blood of colorectal carcinoma patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1327-1332

  Funaki, N O ^a   Tanaka, J ^b   Ohshio, G ^a   Onodera, H ^c   Maetani, S ^c   Imamura, M ^c  

^a Shiga Medical Center for Adult Diseases   (Japan)

^b Shimada City Hospital

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circulating carcinoma cells; Colorectal carcinoma; Cytokeratin 20 mRNA; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOMA CELL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VENOUS BLOOD;

EID: 0031952206     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.221     Document Type: Article

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