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Colorectal cancer risk and patients' survival: influence of polymorphisms in genes somatically mutated in colorectal tumors.
Cancer causes & control : CCC - 1 Jun 2014
Huhn Stefanie, Bevier Melanie, Pardini Barbara, Naccarati Alessio, Vodickova Ludmila, Novotny Jan, Vodicka Pavel, Hemminki Kari, Försti Asta
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PURPOSE: The first two studies aiming for the high-throughput identification of the somatic mutation spectrum of colorectal cancer (CRC) tumors were published in 2006 and 2007. Using exome sequencing, they described 69 and 140 candidate cancer genes (CAN genes), respectively. We hypothesized that germline variants in these genes may influence CRC risk, similar to APC, which is causing CRC through germline and...
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