Low-level expression of HER2 and CK19 in normal peripheral blood mononuclear cells: relevance for detection of circulating tumor cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) in the blood of cancer patients may have prognostic and predictive significance. However, background expression of 'tumor specific markers' in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (P...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-05-01
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Series: | Journal of Hematology & Oncology |
Online Access: | http://www.jhoonline.org/content/1/1/2 |