Effect of specific or random c-DNA priming on sensitivity of tyrosinase nested RT-PCR: Potential clinical relevance

Anticancer Research

Volumn 20, Issue 5 B, 2000, Pages 3545-3548

  Calogero, A ^a   Hospers, G A P ^a   Timmer Bosscha, H ^a   Koops, H S ^a   Mulder, N H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

c DNA priming; Lymph nodes; Malignant melanoma; RT PCR; Tyrosinase

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; MELANOMA; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPLATES, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0033638836     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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