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EpCAM positive cells in RT-PCR positive and RT-PCR negative samples
| RT-PCR positive samples | RT-PCR negative samples | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest # of IMS+ cells | Highest # of IMS+ cells | Mean # IMS+/sample | Lowest # of IMS+ cells | Highest # IMS+ cells | Mean # IMS+/sample |
| 4 | > 500 | 97 | 3 | 245 | 79 |
The number of cells positive by immunomagnetic selection (IMS) in one-tenth of the SLN sample is shown in comparison to the final RT-PCR result.
