Detection of carcinoembryonic antigen messenger RNA in blood using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction to predict recurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The existence of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in peripheral blood as an indicator of tumor recurrence has not been clearly established, particularly for gastric cancer patients. We conducted a retrospective analysis of the relation...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of Translational Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/8/1/107 |