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Application of the p53 and K-ras gene mutation patterns for cytologic diagnosis of recurrent lung carcinomas.
Cancer - 25 Aug 2000
Dai Y, Morishita Y, Mase K, Sato N, Akaogi E, Mitsui T, Noguchi M
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BACKGROUND: Cytologic specimens are one of the most important materials for lung carcinoma diagnosis, because they can be used in mass screening for lung carcinoma and early detection of cancer recurrence by examination of sputum and pleural fluid. METHODS: To prove the potentiality of the cytologic specimens to be subjected to molecular detection of recurrent lung carcinomas, the authors enrolled 16 patients who...
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