Circulating cell death products predict clinical outcome of colorectal cancer patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tumor cell death generates products that can be measured in the circulation of cancer patients. CK18-Asp396 (M30 antigen) is a caspase-degraded product of cytokeratin 18 (CK18), produced by apoptotic epithelial cells, and is elevated...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-03-01
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Series: | BMC Cancer |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/88 |