Expression of transitional cell‐specific genes, uroplakin Ia and II, in bladder cancer: Detection of circulating cancer cells in the peripheral blood of metastatic patients
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- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Urology
- Vol. 6 (6), 286-292
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-2042.1999.00064.x
Abstract
Background: Uroplakins (UP), urothelium‐specific transmembrane proteins, are present only in urothelia and may be good candidates as tumor markers specific for transitional cell carcinomas (TCC). We...Keywords
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