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Serrated colorectal cancer: Molecular classification, prognosis, and response to chemotherapy.
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Apr 2016
Murcia Oscar, Juárez Miriam, Hernández-Illán Eva, Egoavil Cecilia, Giner-Calabuig Mar, Rodríguez-Soler María, Jover Rodrigo
Abstract excerpt
Molecular advances support the existence of an alternative pathway of colorectal carcinogenesis that is based on the hypermethylation of specific DNA regions that silences tumor suppressor genes. This alternative pathway has been called the serrated pathway due to the serrated appearance of tumors in histological analysis. New classifications for colorectal cancer (CRC) were proposed recently based on genetic...
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