Molecular Oncology
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 267-268 , December 2007

Prognostic value of peripheral blood double detection of CK19 and MUC1 mRNA positive cells detected by RT-quantitative PCR in 94 breast cancer patients with a follow up of 9 years

  • P. de Cremoux

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PII: S1574-7891(07)00073-7

doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2007.09.005

Molecular Oncology
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 267-268 , December 2007

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