Telomerase activity in solid transitional cell carcinoma, bladder washings, and voided urine

Urologic Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 43-49

  Lance, Raymond S ^a   Aldous, Wade K ^b   Blaser, Jason ^b   Thrasher, J Brantley ^a  

^a MCHJ SU   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Marker; Telomerase

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRIGATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOMERE; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0032481680     PISSN: 10781439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1078-1439(98)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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