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Microsatellite alterations plasma DNA of primary breast cancer patients.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Mar 2000
Shaw J A, Smith B M, Walsh T, Johnson S, Primrose L, Slade M J, Walker R A, Coombes R C
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to analyze plasma DNA from primary and metastatic breast cancer cases for tumor-specific alterations and to compare these findings with immunocytochemistry and estimation of cytokeratin 19 (CK19) mRNA for detection of micrometastases. DNA was extracted from plasma, lymphocytes, and microdissected tumor tissue sections obtained from 71 patients with breast cancer and 9 controls. DNA...
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