title: Tissue quality is an important determinant of telomerase activity as measured by TRAP assay.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Bosman
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benhattar
mesh_terms: D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000201:enzymology*; D015925:Cryopreservation; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D011786:Quality Control; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D012091:Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid; D019098:Telomerase / Q000378:metabolism*; D016615:Telomere / Q000235:genetics; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S; D019098:Telomerase