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Mouse models for the discovery of colorectal cancer driver genes.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jan 2016
Clark Christopher R, Starr Timothy K
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer (CRC) constitutes a major public health problem as the third most commonly diagnosed and third most lethal malignancy worldwide. The prevalence and the physical accessibility to colorectal tumors have made CRC an ideal model for the study of tumor genetics. Early research efforts using patient derived CRC samples led to the discovery of several highly penetrant mutations (e.g., APC, KRAS, MMR...
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