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Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering)  2004, Vol. 5 Issue (10): 1286-1289    DOI: 10.1631/jzus.2004.1286
Biomedical Science     
The diagnostic significance of the detection of cytokeratin 19 mRNA by quantitative RT-PCR in benign and malignant pleural effusions
XU Feng, CHEN Jie, SHEN Hua-hao, WANG Xuan-ding, SHAN Jiang
Second Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, China
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Abstract  Objective: To evaluate the diagnostic significance of detecting cytokeratin 19 (CK19) mRNA by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in benign and malignant pleural effusions. Methods: CK19 mRNA was examined by quantitative RT-PCR and CK19 was detected by Enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) in 32 patients with malignant pleural effusions and 35 patients with benign pleural effusions. Results: On the threshold of 200 copies/μl, the positive rate of CK19 mRNA in patients with malignant pleural effusions was 62.5%. The positive rates of CK19 mRNA and CK19 in the malignant pleural effusions were significantly higher than those in the benign group (P<0.01). Furthermore, the positive rate of CK19 mRNA was higher than that of CK19 in the malignant group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Detection of CK19 mRNA can be a promising diagnostic marker in differential diagnosis of benign and malignant pleural effusions.

Key wordsCytokeratin 19 mRNA      Quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction      Pleural effusions     
Received: 16 January 2004     
CLC:  R561.3  
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XU Feng, CHEN Jie, SHEN Hua-hao, WANG Xuan-ding, SHAN Jiang. The diagnostic significance of the detection of cytokeratin 19 mRNA by quantitative RT-PCR in benign and malignant pleural effusions. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering), 2004, 5(10): 1286-1289.

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