Detection of circulating breast cancer cells by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 530-535

  Hu, X C ^a   Chow, L W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Metastasis; RT PCR; Tumour markers

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; CYTOKERATIN 19; CYTOKERATIN 20; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR MARKER;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 0033791635     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2000.0941     Document Type: Review

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