Colorectal carcinoma in Hong Kong: Epidemiology and genetic mutations

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1610-1616

  Yuen, S T ^a   Chung, L P ^a   Leung, S Y ^a   Luk, I S C ^a   Chan, S Y ^a   Ho, J C I ^a   Ho, J W C ^a   Wyllie, A H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; Epidemiology; Hong Kong Chinese population; p53 mutations

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN P53;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHINESE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; DELETION MUTANT; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE INSERTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030703629     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.605     Document Type: Article

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