Open AccessDetection of K-ras point mutation and telomerase activity during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
Guoxiong Zhou,
Jing Huang,
Zhaoshen Li,
Guofan Xu,
Feng Liu,
Hong Zhang
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i9.1337
Subject(s) - pancreatitis , pancreatic cancer , telomerase , point mutation , pancreatic duct , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , medicine , gastroenterology , pancreatic disease , telomerase reverse transcriptase , ca19 9 , pathology , pancreas , cancer research , microbiology and biotechnology , cancer , biology , mutation , gene , genetics
To study the value of monitoring K-ras point mutation at codon 12 and telomerase activity in exfoliated cells obtained from pancreatic duct brushings during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.