Lung Cancer
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 284-288 , September 2010

Usefulness of melanoma antigen (MAGE) gene analysis in tissue samples from percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy of suspected lung cancer lesions

  • Hana Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University Health System, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Jin Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University Health System, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sun-Hwa Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Neodin Medical Institute, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Hye Soon Seong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Neodin Medical Institute, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kyung-Ok Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, Neodin Medical Institute, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Chang-Ho Jeon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Yoo Jin Hong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University Health System, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Sang Min Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University Health System, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Tae Hoon Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Research Institute of Radiological Science, Yonsei University Health System, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, 146-92 Dogok-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-720, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 2 2019 3517; fax: +82 2 3462 5472.

Received 5 October 2009 ,Revised 23 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2009.12.003

Lung Cancer
Volume 69, Issue 3 , Pages 284-288 , September 2010

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