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Colorectal cancer epigenetics: complex simplicity.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Apr 2011
van Engeland Manon, Derks Sarah, Smits Kim M, Meijer Gerrit A, Herman James G
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has predominantly been considered a genetic disease, characterized by sequential accumulation of genetic alterations. Growing evidence indicates that epigenetic alterations add an additional layer of complexity to the pathogenesis of CRC, and characterize a subgroup of colorectal cancers with a distinct etiology and prognosis. Epigenetic dysregulation in colorectal cancer is organized at...
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