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A theoretical investigation of the effect of proliferation and adhesion on monoclonal conversion in the colonic crypt.
Journal of theoretical biology - 7 Nov 2012
Mirams Gary R, Fletcher Alexander G, Maini Philip K, Byrne Helen M
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The surface epithelium lining the intestinal tract renews itself rapidly by a coordinated programme of cell proliferation, migration and differentiation events that is initiated in the crypts of Lieberkühn. It is generally believed that colorectal cancer arises due to mutations that disrupt the n...
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