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Identification of the methylator (serrated) colorectal cancer phenotype through precursor serrated polyps.
Diseases of the colon and rectum - 1 Sept 2009
Messick Craig A, Church James, Casey Graham, Kalady Matthew F
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PURPOSE: Colorectal cancers arise via cumulative genetic and molecular changes that cause mucosal instability, premalignant polyps, and malignant transformation. Distinct neoplastic pathways characterized by chromosomal instability, genetic mutation, and epigenetic methylation have been described, but their associated precursor polyps have not. This study analyzes characteristics of precursor polyps occurring...
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