THE MOLECULAR DETECTION OF CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN BLADDER CANCER USING TELOMERASE ACTIVITY
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 167 (1) , 352-356
Abstract
Conclusions This test is a minimally invasive and specific approach for detecting circulating epithelial cells in patients with bladder cancer. This method may have great value for monitoring cancer progression.Keywords
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