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Increased incidence of FBXW7 and POLE proofreading domain mutations in young adult colorectal cancers.
Cancer - 15 Sept 2016
Kothari Nishi, Teer Jamie K, Abbott Andrea M, Srikumar Thejal, Zhang Yonghong, Yoder Sean J, Brohl Andrew S, Kim Richard D, Reed Damon R, Shibata David
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BACKGROUND: The incidence and outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) varies by age. Younger patients tend to have sporadic cancers that are not detected by screening and worse survival. To understand whether genetic differences exist between age cohorts, the authors sought to characterize unique genetic alterations in patients with CRC. METHODS: In total, 283 patients who were diagnosed with sporadic...
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