Quantification of Her-2/Neu Gene in Breast Cancer Patients using Real Time-Polymerase Chain Reaction (Q-PCR) and Correlation with Immunohistochemistry Findings |
Abdul Murad, Nor Azian
(UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute)
Razak, Zuraini Abdul (UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute) Hussain, Rosniza Muhammmad (UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute) Syed Hussain, Sharifah Noor Akmal (Department of Pathology, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Ching Huat, Clarence Ko (Department of Pathology, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Siti Aishah, Che Md. Ali (Department of Pathology, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Abdullah, Norlia (Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Muhammad, Rohaizak (Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Ibrahim, Naqiyah (Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre, Universiti Kebansaan Malaysia) Jamal, Rahman (UKM Medical Molecular Biology Institute) |
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