Detection of melanoma antigen-A expression in sputum and bronchial lavage fluid of patients with lung cancer

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Volumn 125, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 164S-166S

  Mecklenburg, Ingo ^a   Stratakis, Diana F ^b   Huber, Rudolf M ^b   Häussinger, Karl ^c   Morresi Hauf, Alicia ^c   Riethmüller, Gert ^a   Kufer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c Ludwig Maximillians University ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELANOMA ANTIGEN 1; TUMOR MARKER;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPUTUM CYTODIAGNOSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET;

EID: 2442610455     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.5_suppl.164S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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