K-ras oncogene mutation in cancer and precancerous lesions of the gallbladder.

doi:10.1002/1096-9098(200012)75:4<246::aid-jso4>3.0.co;2-v

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K-ras oncogene mutation in cancer and precancerous lesions of the gallbladder.

Journal of surgical oncology - 1 Dec 2000

Kim S W, Her K H, Jang J Y, Kim W H, Kim Y T, Park Y H

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To determine whether K-ras mutation plays any role in the development and progression of gallbladder cancer, or has any clinical or pathological significance in gallbladder cancer patients, we investigated the presence and incidence of this mutation in the normal mucosa...

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Adult
Aged
Female
Gallbladder Neoplasms
Genes, ras
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
Precancerous Conditions

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