Correlation Research of Thymidine Synthase Expression in Circulating Tumor Cell and Clinical Characteristics of Colon Cancer.
CONCLUSIONS: CTC positive rate is a promising index for the diagnosis of colon cancer. The lack of TYMS in CTC makes EMT cells prone to becoming epithelial-like cells, and TYMS silence in CTC indicates that the tumor is in the left colon.
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Source: Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science - Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jiang Y, Liu K, Shi Y, Li Y, Ji X, Zhao R Tags: Ann Clin Lab Sci Source Type: research
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