Serum levels of MicroRNAs miR-371-3: A novel class of serum biomarkers for testicular germ cell tumors?

European Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1068-1069

  Belge, Gazanfer ^a   Dieckmann, Klaus Peter ^b   Spiekermann, Meike ^a   Balks, Thomas ^b   Bullerdiek, Jörn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 371; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD LEVEL; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; LETTER; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEMINOMA;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORNAS; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ORCHIECTOMY; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84859421201     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2012.02.037     Document Type: Letter

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