Endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsy followed by real-time PCR is an applicable method to analyse SHOX2 methylation level in mediastinal lymph nodes of lung cancer patients

K. Bähner, L. Freitag, C. Ivascu, D. Theegarten, J. Wohlschläger, R. Imsak, K. Darwiche (Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - EBUS-TBNA: a never ending story
Session: EBUS-TBNA: a never ending story
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 3257
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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K. Bähner, L. Freitag, C. Ivascu, D. Theegarten, J. Wohlschläger, R. Imsak, K. Darwiche (Germany). Endobronchial ultrasound guided biopsy followed by real-time PCR is an applicable method to analyse SHOX2 methylation level in mediastinal lymph nodes of lung cancer patients. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 3257

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