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Aberrant expression of pRb and p16(INK4), alone or in combination, indicates poor outcome after resection in patients with colorectal carcinoma.
Human pathology - 1 Oct 2004
Cui Xing, Shirai Yoshio, Wakai Toshifumi, Yokoyama Naoyuki, Hirano Seishiro, Hatakeyama Katsuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
This study aimed to identify potential abnormalities of retinoblastoma protein (pRb) and p16(INK4a) (p16) expression in resectable colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) and to assess the prognostic significance of pRb and p16 levels in patients with CRC. From July 1990 through December 1993, 117 consecutive patients with CRC underwent curative resection with radical lymphadenectomy. The resected specimens were examined...
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