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Patchy field defects of apoptosis resistance and dedifferentiation in flat mucosa of colon resections from colon cancer patients.
Annals of surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2002
Bernstein Harris, Holubec Hana, Warneke James A, Garewal Harinder, Earnest David L, Payne Claire M, Roe Denise J, Cui Haiyan, Jacobson Elaine L, Bernstein Carol
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BACKGROUND: Abnormal areas in normal-appearing flat colonic mucosa (field defects) may predispose individuals to colon cancer. Markers of field defects would indicate cancer risk. METHODS: We evaluated apoptosis capability, dedifferentiation, frequency of simple aberrant crypts, aberrant crypt foci, microadenomas, and total nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide levels at locations within normal-appearing flat mucosa...
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