Molecular quantification and mapping of lymph-node micrometastases in cervical cancer

Lancet

Volumn 357, Issue 9249, 2001, Pages 15-20

  Van Trappen, Philippe O ^a   Gyselman, Valerie G ^b   Lowe, David G ^a   Ryan, Andy ^a   Oram, David H ^a   Bosze, Peter ^c   Weekes, Anthony R ^d   Shepherd, John H ^a   Dorudi, Sina ^b   Bustin, Stephen A ^b   Jacobs, Ian J ^a  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Saint Stephen Hospital   (Hungary)

^d HAROLD WOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN 19; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOGENE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0035814644     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)03566-2     Document Type: Article

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