Detection of telomerase activity in urine as a tool for noninvasive detection of recurrent bladder tumors is poor and cannot be improved by timing of sampling [1]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2014-2015

  De Kok, J B ^a   Van Balken, M R ^a   Ruers, T J M ^a   Swinkels, D W ^a   Klein Gunnewiek, J M T ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TELOMERASE;

BLADDER TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; RNA ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033636921     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/46.12.2014     Document Type: Letter

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