Using tissue adjacent to carcinoma as a normal control: An obvious but questionable practice

Journal of Pathology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 620-621

  Braakhuis, Boudewijn J M ^a   Leemans, C René ^a   Brakenhoff, Ruud H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adjacent; Carcinogenesis; Carcinoma; Comparison; Control; Field; Genetic; Markers; Normal; Preneoplasia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER GENETICS; CARCINOGENESIS; CARCINOMA; CELL CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STANDARD; TISSUE SECTION; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EPITHELIUM; GENETIC MARKERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 2642544841     PISSN: 00223417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/path.1549     Document Type: Article

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