Cell-free nucleic acids in plasma, serum and urine: A new tool in molecular diagnosis

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 122-130

  Chan, Allen K C ^a   Chiu, Rossa W K ^a   Lo, Y M Dennis ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MOLECULAR MARKER; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID URINE LEVEL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION; TRAUMATOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0037351819     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/000456303763046030     Document Type: Review

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