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p16 protein is upregulated in a stepwise fashion in colorectal adenoma and colorectal carcinoma.
Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association - 1 Nov 2016
Al-Ahwal Mahmoud, Gomaa Wafaey, Emam Eman, Qari Yousif, Buhmeida Abdelbaset, Radwi Salman, Al-Maghrabi Basim, Al-Qahtani Mohammad, Al-Maghrabi Jaudah
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: p16 is tumor suppressor gene acting as a cell cycle regulator. The present study was conducted to compare p16 expression in normal, dysplastic, and malignant colonic mucosae, and to explore its relation to clinicopathological variables and follow-up data in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Tissue microarrays were performed from 25 normal colonic mucosae, 41 colonic adenomas, and...
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