Significance of carcinoembryonic antigen mRNA in peritoneal lavage determined by transcription–reverse transcription concerted method in patients with low rectal cancer
Summary: Background/Objective: Positive carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) messenger RNA (mRNA) in peritoneal lavage is associated with poor prognosis in patients with colon cancer. However, there are no reports about rectal cancer. Therefore we aimed to evaluate the frequency of positive CEA mRNA in p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-07-01
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Series: | Asian Journal of Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958416303761 |