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Molecular genetics of hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2000
Boland C R
Abstract excerpt
The initial paradigm developed for colorectal carcinogenesis was derived from the observation that these tumors suffer a large number of chromosomal losses. This phenomenon results from unbalanced mitoses, and to date there is no clear explanation for this type of genomic instability. In 1993, a second type of genomic instability was detected and linked to 12-15% of sporadic tumors, as well as 90% or more of the...
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