Gene expression profile of circulating tumor cells in breast cancer by RT-qPCR

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) have been associated with prognosis especially in breast cancer and have been proposed as a liquid biopsy for repeated follow up examinations. Molecular characterization of CTCs is difficult to address...

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Main Authors: Mavroudis Dimitris, Politaki Eleni, Parisi Cleo, Markou Athina, Strati Areti, Georgoulias Vasilis, Lianidou Evi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/422