RT-PCR amplification of CK19 mRNA in the blood of breast cancer patients: correlation with established prognostic parameters
- 1 March 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 60 (2) , 143-151
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006350913243
Abstract
We optimized the assay for detection of cytokeratin 19 (CK19) mRNA by the reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in blood as an index of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer...Keywords
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