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Evaluation of genetic mutations of tumor suppresser genes in colorectal cancer patients.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Kubo Hiroyuki, Miki Chikao, Kusunoki Masato
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The mutation of tumor suppresser genes of colorectal cancer was evaluated to clarify its significance in the clinical management of colorectal cancer patients. METHODOLOGY: Polymerase chain reaction amplification was performed to investigate the loss of heterozygosity (LOH) of the DCC (deleted-in-colorectal-carcinoma) gene and p53 gene in 76 colorectal cancers. RESULTS: Thirty-five of 76 tumors...
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