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c-Ki-ras mutations in dysplastic fields and cancers in ulcerative colitis.
Gastroenterology - 1 Jun 1992
Chen J, Compton C, Cheng E, Fromowitz F, Viola M V
Abstract excerpt
A sensitive restriction fragment length polymorphism assay and DNA sequencing were used to detect c-Ki-ras mutations in 56 specimens of colonic epithelium from 18 patients with chronic ulcerative colitis. Mutations were not detected in biopsy specimens that were negative or indefinite for dysplasia. In 4 of 8 patients with high-grade dysplasia, a c-Ki-ras codon 12 or 13 mutation was detected. In three colectomy...
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