Chromosomally and microsatellite stable colorectal carcinomas without the CpG island methylator phenotype in a molecular classification

International Journal of Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 321-327

  Ostwald, Christiane ^a   Linnebacher, Michael ^a   Weirich, Volker ^b   Prall, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b Institute of Legal Medicine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chromosomal instability; Colorectal carcinoma; CpG island methylator phenotype; Microsatellite instability; Molecular classification

Indexed keywords

APC PROTEIN; B RAF KINASE; BETA CATENIN; K RAS PROTEIN; PROTEIN P53; MLH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCING ADAPTOR PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; COLORECTAL TUMOR; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ADULT; AGED; CHROMOSOMAL INSTABILITY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 69449105785     PISSN: 10196439     EISSN: 17912423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijo_00000343     Document Type: Article

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