Detection of K-ras gene mutation in fecal samples from elderly large intestinal cancer patients and its diagnostic significance.

doi:10.3748/wjg.v10.i5.743

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Detection of K-ras gene mutation in fecal samples from elderly large intestinal cancer patients and its diagnostic significance.

World journal of gastroenterology - 1 Mar 2004

Wan Jun, Zhang Zi-Qi, You Wei-Di, Sun Hua-Kui, Zhang Jian-Ping, Wang Ya-Hong, Fu Yong-He

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AIM: To study the diagnostic significance of K-ras gene mutations in fecal samples from elderly patients with large intestinal cancer. METHODS: DNA was extracted in the fecal and tissue samples from 23 large intestinal cancer patients, 20 colonic adenomatoid polypus patients and 20 healthy subjec...

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Colonic Neoplasms
Colonic Polyps
Feces
Female
Genes, ras
Genetic Testing
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Mutation

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