Colorectal polyps and other precursor lesions need for an expanded view

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 959-970

  Burgart, Lawrence J ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER RISK; COLON ADENOCARCINOMA; COLON ADENOMA; COLON POLYP; DNA METHYLATION; HUMAN; MISMATCH REPAIR; PRECANCER; RECTUM ADENOMA; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RECTUM POLYP; REVIEW;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; COLON; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, APC; HUMANS; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS;

EID: 0036896050     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8553(02)00056-0     Document Type: Review

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