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APC mutations in sporadic colorectal carcinomas from The Netherlands Cohort Study
16 Jan 2004
Abstract excerpt
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene is considered to be a gatekeeper in colorectal tumourigenesis. Inactivating mutations in APC have been reported in 34-70% of sporadic colorectal cancer patients, the majority of which occur in the mutation cluster region (MCR). In this study, tumour tissue from 665 incident colorectal cancer patients, who originate from 120 852 men and women (55-69 years of age at...
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