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Analysis of SMAD4/DPC4 gene alterations in multiploid colorectal carcinomas.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jul 2005
Ando Tatsuya, Sugai Tamotsu, Habano Wataru, Jiao Yu-Fei, Suzuki Kazuyuki
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BACKGROUND: Although recent animal studies have shown that SMAD4/DPC4 gene alterations are essential for late-stage intestinal tumorigenesis, the role of SMAD4/DPC4 gene alterations in primary human colorectal carcinomas is not fully understood. Therefore, we attempted to clarify the role of the SMAD4/DPC4 gene during tumor progression of colorectal carcinoma. METHODS: Differences in allelic imbalance (AI) and...
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