An assessment of the macrophage electrophoretic mobility test (MEM) in cancer diagnosis.
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- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 29 (7) , 608-609
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.29.7.608
Abstract
The results of an assessment of the macrophage electrophoretic mobility test in cancer diagnosis are described. We found that the test did not reliably distinguish between a group of 18 patients with benign disorders and a group of 25 with malignant disease.Keywords
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