Analysis of ret/PTC gene rearrangements refines the fine needle aspiration diagnosis of thyroid cancer

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 2187-2190

  Cheung, Carol C ^a   Carydis, Bessie ^a   Ezzat, Shereen ^a   Bedard, Yvan C ^a   Asa, Sylvia L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GENE REARRANGEMENT; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE RET; PGK 1 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PTC GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID CANCER; THYROID NODULE; THYROID PAPILLARY CARCINOMA;

EID: 0035021108     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.86.5.7504     Document Type: Article

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