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K-ras point mutations in human colorectal carcinomas: relation to aneuploidy and metastasis.
International journal of cancer - 19 Aug 1992
Suchy B, Zietz C, Rabes H M
Abstract excerpt
Material from paraffin sections of 109 human colorectal carcinomas, mostly obtained at autopsy, was analyzed for the presence of K-ras point mutations at codon 12, position 2. Mutations at this position were found in 23 cases (21.1%). Aneuploid colorectal carcinomas showed a significantly higher prevalence of K-ras point mutations than diploid tumors, suggesting an involvement of ras mutations in the development...
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