## Abstract Accumulating evidence implicates epigenetic changes such as hypermethylation in carcinogenesis. We investigated whether DNA methylation of 5 tumor suppressor genes in pleural fluid samples could aid in diagnosis of malignant effusion. In samples from 47 patients with malignant pleural e
An investigation of adequate volume for the diagnosis of malignancy in pleural fluids
β Scribed by S. C. Thomas; L. R. R. Davidson; M. E. McKean
- Book ID
- 108706685
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0956-5507
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