Article
Evidence for a common molecular pathogenesis in colorectal, gastric, and pancreatic cancer.
Genes, chromosomes & cancer - 1 Nov 1991
Neuman W L, Wasylyshyn M L, Jacoby R, Erroi F, Angriman I, Montag A, Brasitus T, Michelassi F, Westbrook C A
Abstract excerpt
We examined tissue extracted from 19 gastric, 7 pancreatic, and 23 colorectal carcinoma specimens to determine the comparative incidence of allele loss on chromosomes 5, 17, and 18 and that of KRAS2 point mutations. Chromosome 5 allele loss occurred at the same frequency in all three gastrointestinal tumors (approximately 30%), whereas chromosome 17 and 18 allele losses were seen at a significantly lower...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
