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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2007; 13(2): 257-263
Published online Jan 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i2.257
Published online Jan 14, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i2.257
Detection of disseminated pancreatic cells by amplification of cytokeratin-19 with quantitative RT-PCR in blood, bone marrow and peritoneal lavage of pancreatic carcinoma patients
Katrin Hoffmann, Christiane Kerner, Johann Hauss, Helmut Witzigmann, Department of Visceral, Transplantation, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
Wolfgang Wilfert, Marc Mueller, Joachim Thiery, Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, University of Leipzig, Germany
Author contributions: All authors contributed equally to the work.
Correspondence to: Dr. Katrin Hoffmann, Department of General Surgery, Ruprecht Karls University of Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 110, Heidelberg 69120, Germany. katrin.hoffmann@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Telephone: +49-6221-566110 Fax: +49-6221-564215
Received: September 5, 2006
Revised: September 25, 2006
Accepted: November 28, 2006
Published online: January 14, 2007
Revised: September 25, 2006
Accepted: November 28, 2006
Published online: January 14, 2007
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