Article
[Colorectal carcinogenesis: update].
La Revue du praticien - 31 Jan 2004
Lièvre Astrid, Laurent-Puig Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Recent progresses in molecular biology have allowed us to identify at least two different molecular mechanisms implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis: chromosomal instability and genetic instability. These two molecular mechanisms are supported by two hereditary syndromes that predispose to colorectal cancers: familial adenomatous polyposis and hereditary non polyposis colorectal cancer syndrome. In spite of...
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