Article
Comparative molecular pathology of sporadic hyperplastic polyps and neoplastic lesions from the same individual.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Oct 2004
Zauber P, Sabbath-Solitare M, Marotta S, Zauber A, Bishop T
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The biology of colorectal hyperplastic polyps is of considerable relevance, because recent evidence suggests that under certain circumstances hyperplastic polyps may be precursors of neoplasms. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the clinical and molecular characteristics of hyperplastic polyps and neoplastic lesions removed from patients without the hyperplastic polyposis syndrome. METHODS: One...
Topics
- Adenoma
- Aged
- Carcinoma
- Colon
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Colonic Polyps
- Colonoscopy
- Female
- Genes, APC
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Loss of Heterozygosity
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
