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Molecular evolution of colorectal cancer: from multistep carcinogenesis to the big bang.
Cancer metastasis reviews - 1 Mar 2016
Amaro Adriana, Chiara Silvana, Pfeffer Ulrich
Abstract excerpt
Colorectal cancer is characterized by exquisite genomic instability either in the form of microsatellite instability or chromosomal instability. Microsatellite instability is the result of mutation of mismatch repair genes or their silencing through promoter methylation as a consequence of the CpG island methylator phenotype. The molecular causes of chromosomal instability are less well characterized. Genomic...
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