Analysis of Ki-ras gene mutations within the same tumor using a single tumor crypt in colorectal carcinomas

Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 544-549

  Ishii, Motohiro ^a   Sugai, Tamotsu ^a   Habano, Wataru ^a   Nakamura, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Colorectal carcinoma; Crypt isolation; Genetic heterogeneity; Ki ras

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; K RAS PROTEIN; TYROSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CARCINOGENESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DNA EXTRACTION; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 3242877904     PISSN: 09441174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00535-003-1340-3     Document Type: Article

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