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A comparison of colon and rectal somatic DNA alterations.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jul 2009
Slattery Martha L, Curtin Karen, Wolff Roger K, Boucher Kenneth M, Sweeney Carol, Edwards Sandra, Caan Bette J, Samowitz Wade
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PURPOSE: Differences in acquired mutations in colon and rectal tumors may account for differences in risk factors. In this study, we examined similarities and differences in somatic alterations in colon and rectal tumors. METHODS: Cases were identified from two large population-based case-control studies of colon cancer and rectal cancer. We sequenced Exons 5 to 8 of the p53 gene and Codons 12 and 13 of the...
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