Colorectal carcinogenesis: MSI-H versus MSI-L

Disease Markers

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 199-206

  Pawlik, Timothy M ^a   Raut, Chandrajit P ^a   Rodriguez Bigas, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL;

CANCER GRADING; CANCER RISK; CANCER THERAPY; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA REPAIR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MUTATION RATE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 12944274799     PISSN: 02780240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/368680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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