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U O Nseyo, P D Williams, G P Murphy.
Abstract
The bioassay using the polythemic mice demonstrated persistent erythropoietin (Ep) activity in 24 renal carcinoma patients. Eight patients without clinical evidence of renal carcinoma had Ep levels that were slightly higher than those of controls, suggesting the possibility of occult disease. Increased levels of Ep were noted in 5 patients with other genitourinary carcinomas. This selective study reaffirms the value of Ep as a biologic marker in some renal cell cancers, and occasionally in other genitourinary tumors.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 3765240 DOI： 10.1016/0090-4295(86)90011-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urology ISSN： 0090-4295 Impact factor: 2.649