Improved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients
Alvero AB, Burtness BA, Ercan AG, Sapi E. Improved method for the detection of cytokeratin 19-positive cells in the peripheral blood of breast cancer patients. Laboratory Investigation 2004, 84: 658-661. PMID: 15105816, DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3700086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer patientsQuantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionCancer patientsDisease-free survivalReal-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionReverse transcription-polymerase chain reactionDetection of cytokeratinClinical parametersPeripheral bloodPolymerase chain reactionCytokeratin 19PatientsTumor cellsChain reactionImproved assayAssaysCellsTherapyCytokeratinBlood