Genetic instability in colorectal cancers

Nature

Volumn 386, Issue 6625, 1997, Pages 623-627

  Lengauer, C ^a   Kinzler, K W ^a   Vogelstein, B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ARTICLE; CANCER GENETICS; COLORECTAL CANCER; GENETIC STABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEUPLOIDY; CELL FUSION; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031004175     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/386623a0     Document Type: Article

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