Molecular detection of cancer cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood of patients with operable breast cancer. Comparison of CK19, MUC1 and CEA using RT-PCR

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 717-723

  Berois, N ^a   Varangot, M ^b   Aizen, B ^c   Estrugo, R ^b   Zarantonelli, L ^a   Fernandez P ^b   Krygier, G ^b   Simonet, F ^c   Barrios, E ^a   Muse I ^b   Osinaga, E ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

^c Hospital Militar   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Breast cancer; CEA; Cytokeratin 19; Micrometastatic cells; MUC1; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; CYTOKERATIN 19; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; BONE MARROW; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE;

BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CA-15-3 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; KERATINS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; NEOPLASM CIRCULATING CELLS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; NEOPLASM STAGING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034072199     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(99)00338-X     Document Type: Article

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