Telomere Length on Bladder Washing Samples from Patients with Bladder Cancer Correlates with Tumor Characteristics
European UrologyPublished 25 May 2005
J.M. Fernández Gómez, S. Escaf Barmadah, David Gosálbez, Óscar Rodríguez-Faba, Antonio Jalon, Roberto Gonzalez
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This is the first report wherein telomere length was measured using flow-FISH method in exfoliated cells in urine from patients with bladder cancer, and further investigations are required to demonstrate whether flow- FISH technique might be considered as a tumor marker of bladder cancer.
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To date, this is the first report wherein telomere length was measured using flow-FISH method in exfoliated cells in urine from patients with bladder cancer. Further investigations are required to demonstrate whether flow-FISH technique might be considered as a tumor marker of bladder cancer.
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