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Can the histological type of colorectal cancer determine the carcinogenesis pathway?
Polish journal of pathology : official journal of the Polish Society of Pathologists - 1 Jun 2015
Kołos Małgorzata, Wasążnik-Jędras Anna, Nasierowska-Guttmejer Anna
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the most common type of gastrointestinal cancer and has three major pathways of carcinogenesis. About 80% of genomic instability concerns chromosomal instability (CIN); the rest is connected with either microsatellite instability (MSI) or CpG island methylation. Some MSI-related cancers are associated with Lynch syndrome, whereas others are caused by sporadic, acquired hypermethylation...
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