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Location in the large bowel influences the APC mutations observed in FAP adenomas.
Familial cancer - 1 Sept 2010
Will O C, Leedham S J, Elia G, Phillips R K S, Clark S K, Tomlinson I P M
Abstract excerpt
The right colon differs from the left, in embryological origin, luminal environment, and function. In both sporadic colorectal cancer and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP), polyp density and cancer susceptibility vary markedly by colonic site. Adenomas in FAP have a different mutational spectrum in small intestine versus colon. This study aimed to investigate whether colonic location also influences the APC...
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