MYH-Associated Polyposis: Adenomas and Hyperplastic Polyps, Partners in Crime?

Gastroenterology

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1857-1859

  Castells, Antoni ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; BRAF GENE; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DNA DAMAGE; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASTIC POLYP; KRAS GENE; MUTY HUMAN HOMOLOG GENE; POLYP; POLYPOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 57349157895     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.11.002     Document Type: Editorial

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