Article
Concordant KRAS mutations in primary and metastatic colorectal cancer tissue specimens: a meta-analysis and systematic review.
Cancer investigation - 1 Dec 2012
Han Cheng-Bo, Li Fan, Ma Jie-Tao, Zou Hua-Wei
Abstract excerpt
A meta-analysis was performed to compare KRAS gene mutations in colorectal cancer tissue samples with primary and metastatic colorectal cancers. A total of 19 publications with 986 paired primary and distant metastases and 171 paired primary and lymph node metastases showed that KRAS genotype was highly concordant in primary and distant metastatic tumors, indicating that either type of tumor tissue could be...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
