## Abstract The detection of disseminated tumor cells in peripheral blood from colorectal cancer patients by RTโPCR could be an attractive method for selecting patients for adjuvant therapy. We here report on realโtime RTโPCR assays (LightCycler) to quantitate potential mRNA markers. We investigate
Real-time quantitative RT-PCR detection of disseminated endometrial tumor cells in peripheral blood and lymph nodes using the LightCycler System
โ Scribed by Xin-Qiang Ji; Hirokazu Sato; Hidenori Tanaka; Yoshitomo Konishi; Toshio Fujimoto; Osamu Takahashi; Toshinobu Tanaka
- Book ID
- 113960234
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0090-8258
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