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Comparative genomic analysis of primary versus metastatic colorectal carcinomas.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Aug 2012
Vakiani Efsevia, Janakiraman Manickam, Shen Ronglai, Sinha Rileen, Zeng Zhaoshi, Shia Jinru, Cercek Andrea, Kemeny Nancy, D'Angelica Michael, Viale Agnes, Heguy Adriana, Paty Philip, Chan Timothy A, Saltz Leonard B, Weiser Martin, Solit David B
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PURPOSE: To compare the mutational and copy number profiles of primary and metastatic colorectal carcinomas (CRCs) using both unpaired and paired samples derived from primary and metastatic disease sites. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a multiplatform genomic analysis of 736 fresh frozen CRC tumors from 613 patients. The cohort included 84 patients in whom tumor tissue from both primary and metastatic sites...
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