Detection of cytokeratins 19/20 and guanylyl cyclase C in peripheral blood of colorectal cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 79, Issue 11-12, 1999, Pages 1813-1820

  Bustin, S A ^a   Gyselman, V G ^a   Williams, N S ^a   Dorudi, S ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cytokeratins; Guanylyl cyclase C; Micrometastases; Quantitation; RT PCR; Solid tumours

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 20; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0032995934     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6990289     Document Type: Article

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