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K-ras mutations in tissue and stool samples from patients with pancreatic cancer and chronic pancreatitis.
Langenbeck's archives of surgery - 1 Apr 1999
Wenger F A, Zieren J, Peter F J, Jacobi C A, Müller J M
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BACKGROUND AND AIM: K-ras oncogene is the most promising molecular marker of pancreatic cancer. However, the incidence of single and combined K-ras mutations in stool and pancreatic tissue is unknown, and it is not clear whether detection of the K-ras oncogene in stool could be employed in screening tests. PATIENTS/METHODS: Stool and pancreatic tissue of patients with ductal adenocarcinoma (n = 36),...
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