Renal Cell Carcionma Sub-Typing By Real-Time Pcr On Needle Biopsy - AUA 2006

... UroToday.com - Ex vivo biopsies were performed on 77 renal masses in 72 patients and evaluated for carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9), chloride channel (CLCNKB), and alpha-methylacyl coenzyme A racemase (AMACR) through real time PCR techniques. The authors noted that when these molecular markers were added to conventional histology techniques, the diagnostic accuracy of the biopsy improved from 80. [click link for full article] ...