Detection of epidermal growth factor receptor mutation in lung cancer by droplet digital polymerase chain reaction

OncoTargets and Therapy

Volumn 8, Issue , 2015, Pages 1533-1541

  Xu, Qing ^a   Zhu, Yazhen ^b   Bai, Yali ^a   Wei, Xiumin ^a   Zheng, Xirun ^b   Mao, Mao ^a   Zheng, Guangjuan ^b  

^a WUXI APPTEC   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Companion diagnostics; DdPCR; Ex19del; L858R; T790M

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934294276     PISSN: 11786930     EISSN: 11786930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OTT.S84938     Document Type: Article

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