Real-time RT-PCR detection of CK19, CK7
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Pierre Saintigny; Séverine Coulon; Marianne Kambouchner; Sylvie Ricci; Emmanuel
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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French
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## Abstract Metastatic lymph nodes (LNs) are the major prognostic factor in resected non small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). However, almost 50% of pN0 patients relapse, suggesting metastatic cells undetected by current staging procedures. A combination of markers [cytokeratins 19 and 7 (CK19, CK7)