Comparison of immunocytochemistry, reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, and nucleic acid sequence–based amplification for the detection of circulating breast cancer cells
- 1 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Vol. 56 (3), 217-229
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1006261731125
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