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Alterations in K-ras, APC and p53-multiple genetic pathway in colorectal cancer among Indians.
Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine - 1 Jun 2013
Malhotra Pooja, Anwar Mumtaz, Nanda Neha, Kochhar Rakesh, Wig Jai Dev, Vaiphei Kim, Mahmood Safrun
Abstract excerpt
The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing rapidly in Asian countries during the past few decades, but no comprehensive analysis has been done to find out the exact cause of this disease. In this study, we investigated the frequencies of mutations and expression pattern of K-ras, APC (adenomatosis polyposis coli) and p53 in tumor, adjoining and distant normal mucosa and to correlate these alterations...
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