A new quantitative RT-PCR assay for thymidylate synthase mRNA in blood leukocytes applied to cancer patients and healthy controls

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-144

  Ehrnrooth, Eva ^a   Sørensen, Boe S ^a   Meldgaard, Peter ^a   Hornung, Nete ^a   Hjelm Poulsen, Jørgen ^a   Von Der Maase, Hans ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Internal standard; Leukocytes; Quantitative RT PCR; Thymidylate synthase mRNA; TS activity

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; COLORECTAL TUMOR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CELL DIVISION; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HEMAGGLUTININS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

EID: 0033987154     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(99)00171-0     Document Type: Article

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