Quantitative telomerase activity in malignant, benign and normal gynecological tissues

SAYGAN-KARAMURSEL B., DIKMEN G., DOGAN P., AKSU T., Guven S., AYHAN A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY, vol.26, no.1, pp.83-86, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2005
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GYNAECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.83-86
  • Keywords: telomerase activity, gynecological cancers, telomerase PCR-ELISA, OVARIAN-CANCER CELLS, ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMA, EXPRESSION, LENGTH, TUMORS, MAINTENANCE, LESIONS, TARGET, RNA
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate quantitative telomerase activity in malignant, benign and normal gynecological tissue samples by using the Telomerase-PCR ELISA kit, and to determine a cut-off level for malignancy by this quantitative method.