Molecular change that distinguishes traditional serrated adenomas from sessile serrated adenomas

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1472-1474

  Drini, Musa ^a   Young, Joanne P ^b,c  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B RAF KINASE; K RAS PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

APOPTOSIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COLON CARCINOGENESIS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL ADENOMA; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL HYPERPLASTIC POLYP; COLORECTAL SESSILE SERRATED ADENOMA; COLORECTAL TRADITIONAL SERRATED ADENOMA; CPG ISLAND; CYTOPLASM; DYSPLASIA; EDITORIAL; EOSINOPHIL; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; SOMATIC MUTATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 80053105322     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06862.x     Document Type: Editorial

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