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Evolution of intratumoral genetic heterogeneity during colorectal cancer progression.
Carcinogenesis - 1 May 2005
Losi Lorena, Baisse Bénédicte, Bouzourene Hanifa, Benhattar Jean
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of intratumoral genetic heterogeneity during colorectal tumor progression has not been investigated so far. Multiple sample areas in colorectal adenocarcinoma at early and advanced stages and in metastases were studied for the well-known genetic alterations: K-ras and p53 point mutations and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on chromosomes 5q and 18q. In primary colorectal cancers (CRCs), intratumoral...
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