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A prospective cohort study shows unique epigenetic, genetic, and prognostic features of synchronous colorectal cancers.
Gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2009
Nosho Katsuhiko, Kure Shoko, Irahara Natsumi, Shima Kaori, Baba Yoshifumi, Spiegelman Donna, Meyerhardt Jeffrey A, Giovannucci Edward L, Fuchs Charles S, Ogino Shuji
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Synchronous colorectal neoplasias (2 or more primary carcinomas identified in the same patient) are caused by common genetic and environmental factors and can be used to study the field effect. Synchronous colon cancers have not been compared with control solitary cancers in a...
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