Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) gene expression in FNA samples from thyroid neoplasms

Cancer Letters

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 223-227

  Liou, Miaw Jene ^a   Chan, Err Cheng ^a   Lin, Jen Der ^a,b   Liu, Feng Hsuan ^a   Chao, Tzu Chieh ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Follicular neoplasm; Human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT); Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR)

Indexed keywords

TELOMERASE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE; TRANSCRIPTASE; TUMOR MARKER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NODULAR GOITER; ONCOCYTOMA; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAMPLE; THYROID CELL; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION;

EID: 0345270449     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(02)00678-X     Document Type: Article

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