A Novel Approach for the Detection and Genetic Analysis of Live Melanoma Circulating Tumor Cells

Melody J. Xu; Mariana Cooke; David Steinmetz; Giorgos Karakousis; Deeksha Saxena; Edmund Bartlett; Xiaowei Xu; Stephen M. Hahn; Jay F. Dorsey; Gary D. Kao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0123376

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A Novel Approach for the Detection and Genetic Analysis of Live Melanoma Circulating Tumor Cells

Melody J. Xu,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Mariana Cooke,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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David Steinmetz,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Giorgos Karakousis,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Deeksha Saxena,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Edmund Bartlett,

Affiliation Department of Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Xiaowei Xu,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Stephen M. Hahn,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jay F. Dorsey,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Gary D. Kao

* E-mail: GaryKao@uphs.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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A Novel Approach for the Detection and Genetic Analysis of Live Melanoma Circulating Tumor Cells

Melody J. Xu,
Mariana Cooke,
David Steinmetz,
Giorgos Karakousis,
Deeksha Saxena,
Edmund Bartlett,
Xiaowei Xu,
Stephen M. Hahn,
Jay F. Dorsey,
Gary D. Kao

Published: March 25, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123376

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