A relationship between K-ras gene mutations and some clinical and histologic variables in patients with primary colorectal carcinoma.

doi:10.1515/CCLM.1999.111

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A relationship between K-ras gene mutations and some clinical and histologic variables in patients with primary colorectal carcinoma.

Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine - 1 Jul 1999

Beránek M, Bures J, Palicka V, Jandík P, Langr F, Nejedlá E

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Mutations in the Kirsten ras 2 (K-ras) gene were described as early events in the process of colorectal carcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to find a possible relationship between the presence of K-ras mutation in samples of primary colorectal carcinomas and the clinico-pathological data of...

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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Codon
Colorectal Neoplasms
Female
Genes, ras
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation

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