The staging of colorectal cancer currently depends on pathological examination of the surgical specimen and regional lymph nodes, accompanied by imaging tests such as computed tomography (CT) scanning. However, alternative molecular methods to detect circulating tumour cells in blood or bone marrow
Specificity of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays designed for the detection of circulating cancer cells is influenced by cytokines in vivo and in vitro
✍ Scribed by Jung, R; Krüger, W; Hosch, S; Holweg, M; Kröger, N; Gutensohn, K; Wagener, C; Neumaier, M; Zander, AR
- Book ID
- 109838659
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 857 KB
- Volume
- 78
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
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