Detection of alphafetoprotein-expressing cells in the blood of patients with hepatoma and hepatitis.
The presence of tumour cells in the blood circulation may predict disease recurrence and metastasis. We have evaluated the specificity and sensitivity of detecting hepatoma cells in blood using nested polymerase chain reaction with primers specific for the alphafetoprotein (AFP) gene. The nested pol...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group|1
1997
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063396/ |