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Divergent oncogenic changes influence survival differences between colon and rectal adenocarcinomas.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Jun 2009
Kalady Matthew F, Sanchez Julian A, Manilich Elena, Hammel Jeff, Casey Graham, Church James M
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PURPOSE: Colorectal cancers develop through various mechanisms such as chromosomal instability, DNA mismatch repair deficiency (microsatellite instability), and epigenetic DNA promoter methylation (CpG island methylator phenotype). This study evaluated the disparity in neoplastic changes between colon and rectal cancers. METHODS: A clinic-based colorectal frozen tumor bank at a single institution was queried for...
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