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Similarities of molecular genetic changes in synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancers are limited and related to the cancers' proximities to each other.
The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD - 1 Sept 2013
Zauber Peter, Huang Jiaying, Sabbath-Solitare Marlene, Marotta Stephen
Abstract excerpt
Synchronous and metachronous colorectal cancers are distinct primary neoplasms diagnosed either simultaneously or sequentially in the same patient. Because they arise in a common genetic and environmental background, they offer a unique opportunity to study molecular genetic changes occurring during carcinogenesis. We evaluated tumors from 50 patients with synchronous and five additional patients with...
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