Genetics of colorectal polyps

Techniques in Coloproctology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Molatore, S ^a   Ranzani, G N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colon; Genetics; Polyps

Indexed keywords

ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GENETICS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER STAGING; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SOMATIC MUTATION;

ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 18; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; GENES, APC; GENES, P53; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MUTATION;

EID: 13444271904     PISSN: 11236337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10151-004-0168-z     Document Type: Review

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