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Comparative Study
. 2008 Jan 29;98(2):512-3; author reply 514.
doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604189. Epub 2008 Jan 15.

Carcinoembryonic antigen and cytokeratin 20 in peritoneal cells of cancer patients: are we aware of what we are detecting by mRNA examination?

M Kowalewska, M Chechlinska, R Nowak
Comparative Study

Carcinoembryonic antigen and cytokeratin 20 in peritoneal cells of cancer patients: are we aware of what we are detecting by mRNA examination?

M Kowalewska et al. Br J Cancer. .
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