Expression of cytokeratin 20 in thyroid carcinomas and peripheral blood detected by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-160

  Weber, T ^a   Lacroix, J ^a   Weitz, J ^a   Amnan, K ^a   Magener, A ^a   Holting T ^a   Klar, E ^a   Herfarth, C ^a   Von Knebel Doeberitz, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Circulating tumour cells; Cytokeratin 20; Polymerase chain reaction; Thyroid carcinoma

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 20; MESSENGER RNA;

ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; THYROID MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033986783     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.1999.0893     Document Type: Article

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