Role of K-ras mutations in colorectal carcinoma

Cancer Letters

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Chiang, Jy Ming ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Colon cancer; K ras; Polypoid tumor; Ulcerative tumor

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE POLYP; ONCOGENE K RAS; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GENES, RAS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT MUTATION;

EID: 0031918619     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3835(98)00008-1     Document Type: Article

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