Detecting circulating cancer cells using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction for Cytokeratin mRNA in peripheral blood from patients with gastric cancer

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 499-503

  Majima, Takashi ^a   Ichikura, Takashi ^a   Takayama, Eiji ^a   Chochi, Kentaro ^a   Mochizuki, Hidetaka ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokeratin 19; Cytokeratin 20; Gastric cancer; Peripheral blood

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER CELL; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034522308     PISSN: 03682811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyd130     Document Type: Article

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