Diagnosis of occult metastasis to mediastinal lymph nodes in patients with NSCLC: Detection of MUC1 mRNA by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)

Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-193

  Wang, Zhou ^a   Yin, Hongnian ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mediastinal lymph; MUC1 gene; Node Lung neoplasms; Occult metastasis; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MUCIN 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0036081899     PISSN: 10093419     EISSN: 19996187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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