A detailed analysis of the role of K-ras gene mutation in the progression of colorectal adenoma

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Ohnishi, T ^a   Tomita, N ^a   Monden, T ^a   Ohue, M ^a   Yana, I ^a   Takami, K ^a   Yamamoto, H ^a   Yagyu, T ^b   Kikkawa, N ^b   Shimano, T ^a   Monden, M ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OSAKA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenoma carcinoma sequence; Colorectal adenoma; K ras; Microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ADENOMA; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPLASIA; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; ONCOGENE K RAS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; TUMOR GROWTH;

EID: 8044238349     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.56     Document Type: Article

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