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Prevalence of mutations in APC, CTNNB1, and BRAF in Tunisian patients with sporadic colorectal cancer.
Cancer genetics and cytogenetics - 1 Nov 2008
Bougatef Karim, Ouerhani Slah, Moussa Amel, Kourda Nadia, Coulet Florence, Colas Chrystelle, Lahely Yannick Blondeau, Najjar Tawfik, Ben Jilani Sarra, Benammar-Elgaaied Amel, Soubrier Florent, Marrakchi Raja
Abstract excerpt
Sporadic colorectal tumorigenesis is caused by alterations in the Wnt (APC, CTNNB1) and Ras pathways. Our objective was to analyze the occurrence of these genetic alterations in relation to tumor and patient characteristics. The prevalence of somatic alteration in the hot-spot regions of the APC, BRAF, and CTNNB1 genes was investigated in 48 unselected and unrelated Tunisian patients with sporadic colorectal...
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