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Relationship of BRAF mutation, morphology, and apoptosis in early colorectal cancer.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 Jan 2008
Yoshida Shiei, Ikehara Nobunao, Aoyama Nobuo, Shirasaka Daisuke, Sakashita Masanori, Semba Shuho, Hasuo Tadateru, Miki Ikuya, Morita Yoshinori, Tamura Takao, Azuma Takeshi, Yokozaki Hiroshi, Kasuga Masato
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Many investigators have reported flat and depressed lesions as a new type of precursor of colorectal cancer. In our previous study, we determined that mutations in the BRAF gene may contribute to colorectal carcinogenesis by inhibiting apoptosis. However, the relationship among BRAF mutations, morphology and apoptosis in early colorectal cancer has not been clear. Therefore, gene alternation,...
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