Utilization of K-ras mutations identified in stool DNA for the early detection of colorectal cancer.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1097-4644(2000)77:34+<35::aid-jcb8>3.0.co;2-w

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Utilization of K-ras mutations identified in stool DNA for the early detection of colorectal cancer.

Journal of cellular biochemistry. Supplement - 1 Jan 2000

Lev Z, Kislitsin D, Rennert G, Lerner A

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Colorectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the western world. About 60,000 Americans die of colorectal cancer each year. The annual incidence rate in Israel is 40 per 100,000 persons, namely a total of 2,000 new cases each year. An important step in the progression of colorectal...

Topics

Biomarkers, Tumor
Colorectal Neoplasms
DNA Mutational Analysis
Feces
Genes, ras
Genetic Markers
Humans
Incidence
Mutation
Proto-Oncogene Mas

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