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Decrease in specific micronutrient intake in colorectal cancer patients with tumors presenting Ki-ras mutation.
Anticancer research - 1 Jan 2000
Laso Nuria, Mas Sergi, Jose Lafuente M, Casterad Xavier, Trias Manuel, Ballesta Antonio, Molina Rafael, Salas Jordi, Ascaso Carlos, Zheng Shichun, Wiencke John K, Lafuente Amalia
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BACKGROUND: The diversity of the Mediterranean diet and the heterogeneity of acquired genetic alterations in colorectal cancer (CRC) led us to examine the possible association between dietary factors and mutations, such as Ki-ras mutations, in genes implicated in the pathogenesis of these neoplasms. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was based on 246 cases and 296 controls. For the molecular study only 117 patients...
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