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High frequencies of telomeric associations, chromosome aberrations, and sister chromatid exchanges in ulcerative colitis.
The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2000
Cottliar A, Fundia A, Boerr L, Sambuelli A, Negreira S, Gil A, Gómez J C, Chopita N, Bernedo A, Slavutsky I
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OBJECTIVE: Chromosome instability provides a predisposing background to malignancy, contributing to the crucial genetic changes in multistep carcinogenesis. The aim of this work was to analyze chromosome instability in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) to achieve a better understanding of the increased risk for colorectal cancer. METHODS: Peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures from 20 untreated UC patients and...
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