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Colorectal cancer: a multipathway disease.
Critical reviews in oncogenesis - 1 Dec 2006
Jass Jeremy R
Abstract excerpt
The linear sequence of genetic alterations illustrated in the Vogelstein model provides a readily understandable illustration of the fundamental principles underlying colorectal tumorigenesis. However, it is now clear that colorectal cancer is a multi-pathway disease. In this review, the concept that inactivation of the tumor suppressor gene APC serves to initiate virtually all colorectal cancers is shown to be...
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