Detection of tumor cell contamination in peripheral blood by RT-PCR in gastrointestinal cancer patients.
We analyzed the peripheral blood of patients with gastrointestinal tract cancer at different stages to assess the presence of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) mRNA by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), which we used as an indicator for micrometastatic malignant cells. A total of...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Academy of Medical Sciences
1999
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3054435/ |