Molecular changes in the Ki-ras and APC genes in primary colorectal carcinoma and synchronous metastases compared with the findings in accompanying adenomas

Journal of Clinical Pathology - Molecular Pathology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 137-140

  Zauber, P ^a   Sabbath Solitare, M ^a   Marotta, S P ^a   Bishop, D T ^b  

^a SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; PARAFFIN;

ADENOMA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOMA; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DNA EXTRACTION; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; MARKER GENE; METASTASIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; ONCOGENE; ONCOGENE KI RAS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM;

EID: 0038648571     PISSN: 13668714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/mp.56.3.137     Document Type: Article

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