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Is KRAS mutation associated with interval colorectal cancers?
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Apr 2012
Shaukat Aasma, Arain Mustafa, Anway Ruth, Manaktala Sharad, Pohlman Laurie, Thyagarajan Bharat
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BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancers diagnosed in the interval after a complete colonoscopy may occur due to rapid tumor growth. Interval colorectal cancers are associated with microsatellite instability (MSI). AIMS: Our aim was to study the association of KRAS mutation with interval colorectal cancers and MSI. METHODS: We searched our institution's cancer registry for interval colorectal cancers, defined as colorectal...
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