Clinical usefulness of the novel marker BLCA-4 for the detection of bladder cancer

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 3 I, 2000, Pages 634-639

  Konety, Badrinath R ^a   Nguyen, Thu Suong T ^a   Brenes, Gilbert ^a   Sholder, Arnold ^a   Lewis, Nancy ^a   Bastacky, Sheldon ^a   Potter, Douglas M ^a   Getzenberg, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neoplasms; Immunoassay; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

TUMOR ANTIGEN; TUMOR ANTIGEN BLCA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0033883474     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(05)67269-2     Document Type: Article

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