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. 2016 Apr 26;9:17–29. doi: 10.2147/SCCAA.S72836

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Methods for the isolation and molecular characterization of BCTCs.

Abbreviations: Ab, antibody; BCTC, breast cancer circulating tumor cell; CTC, circulating tumor cell; EPISPOT, epithelial immuno SPOT; FACS, fluorescence activated cell sorting; IF, immunofluorescence; ISET, isolation by size of epithelial tumor cells, FISH, fluorescence in situ hybridization; PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cell; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.