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Association of K-ras mutations with p16 methylation in human colon cancer.
Gastroenterology - 1 May 1999
Guan R J, Fu Y, Holt P R, Pardee A B
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: K-ras mutations are early genetic changes in colon cancer. p16, a tumor-suppressor gene, is inactivated in neoplasms by mutation, deletion, or methylation. The aims of this study were to determine p16 methylation status and its possible association with K-ras mutations in human colon cancer. METHODS: DNA isolated from 8 colon cancer cell lines and 41 microdissected human colon tissue samples...
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