Article
Distinct molecular features of different macroscopic subtypes of colorectal neoplasms.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Konda Kenichi, Konishi Kazuo, Yamochi Toshiko, Ito Yoichi M, Nozawa Hisako, Tojo Masayuki, Shinmura Kensuke, Kogo Mari, Katagiri Atsushi, Kubota Yutaro, Muramoto Takashi, Yano Yuichiro, Kobayashi Yoshiya, Kihara Toshihiro, Tagawa Teppei, Makino Reiko, Takimoto Masafumi, Imawari Michio, Yoshida Hitoshi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Colorectal adenoma develops into cancer with the accumulation of genetic and epigenetic changes. We studied the underlying molecular and clinicopathological features to better understand the heterogeneity of colorectal neoplasms (CRNs). METHODS: We evaluated both genetic (mutations of KRAS, BRAF, TP53, and PIK3CA, and microsatellite instability [MSI]) and epigenetic (methylation status of nine genes...
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