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Mismatch repair, p53 and chromosomal aberrations in primary colorectal carcinomas.
Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) - 1 Jan 2006
Mehigan Brian J, Ashman James N E, Baker Richard P, Macdonald Alastair, Greenman John, Monson John R T, Cawkwell Lynn
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal carcinoma progresses via at least two genetic pathways. Microsatellite instability, due to defective mismatch repair genes, characterizes one pathway and gross chromosomal instability another. The involvement of p53 and mismatch repair gene abnormalities within these pathways has not b...
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