A bias in quantitative RT-PCR limit of detection is induced by the use of cancer cell lines in the molecular detection of circulating tumor cells

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2011 Jun;49(6):1073-5. doi: 10.1515/CCLM.2011.175.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cell Line, Tumor*
  • Cell Separation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Limit of Detection
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / metabolism*
  • Neoplastic Cells, Circulating / pathology*
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*