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Discordance between K-ras mutations in bone marrow micrometastases and the primary tumor in colorectal cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Jun 2001
Tórtola S, Steinert R, Hantschick M, Peinado M A, Gastinger I, Stosiek P, Lippert H, Schlegel W, Reymond M A
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PURPOSE: To study bone marrow micrometastases from colorectal cancer patients for the presence of K-ras mutations and to compare their genotype with that of the corresponding primary tumor. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Bilateral iliac crest aspiration was performed in 51 patients undergoing surgery for...
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