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K-ras and p53 mutations in colonic lavage fluid of patients with colorectal neoplasias.
Digestion - 1 Jan 2001
Heinzlmann M, Neynaber S, Heldwein W, Folwaczny C
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BACKGROUND: The adenoma-carcinoma sequence has its molecular basis in several gene mutations of which K-ras and p53 are of paramount importance. The aims of this study were to evaluate whether these genetic alterations can be detected in colonic lavage fluid from patients with colorectal adenomas and carcinomas. METHODS: In 45 patients with adenomas, 20 patients with colorectal carcinomas and 38 patients with...
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