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Prognostic significance of C-reactive protein polymorphism and KRAS/BRAF in synchronous liver metastasis from colorectal cancer.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Huang Chi-Jung, Teng Hao-Wei, Chien Chih-Cheng, Lin Jen-Kou, Yang Shung-Haur
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BACKGROUND: The liver is the most common target organ in the metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Synchronous liver metastases may confer a poorer prognosis than metachronous metastases, and genetic alterations and an inflammatory response have also been associated with a poor prognosis in cases of a liver metastasis arising from CRC. However, few studies have examined the relationship between KRAS mutations...
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