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Genetic variation in the transforming growth factor-β signaling pathway and survival after diagnosis with colon and rectal cancer.
Cancer - 15 Sept 2011
Slattery Martha L, Lundgreen Abbie, Herrick Jennifer S, Wolff Roger K, Caan Bette J
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BACKGROUND: The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway is involved in many aspects of tumorigenesis, including angiogenesis and metastasis. The authors evaluated this pathway in association with survival after a diagnosis of colon or rectal cancer. METHODS: The study included 1553 patients with colon cancer and 754 patients with rectal cancer who had incident first primary disease and were...
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