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APC and KRAS mutations in distal colorectal polyps are related to smoking habits in men: results of a cross-sectional study.
Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico - 1 Sept 2011
Martínez Fernando, Fernández-Martos Carlos, Quintana María Jesús, Castells Antoni, Llombart Antonio, Ińiguez Francisco, Guillem Vicente, Dasí Francisco
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was (a) to evaluate the association between cigarette smoking and the prevalence of distal colorectal polyps and adenocarcinoma and (b) to analyse genetic alterations representing different molecular pathways of the colorectal carcinogenesis. METHODS: A total...
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