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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Main Authors: You Fanglei, Roberts Lisa A, Kang S Peter, Nunes Raquel A, Dias Cinara, Iglehart J Dirk, Solomon Natalie A, Friedman Paula N, Harris Lyndsay N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Online Access:http://www.jhoonline.org/content/1/1/2