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POLE somatic mutations in advanced colorectal cancer.
Cancer medicine - 1 Dec 2017
Guerra Joana, Pinto Carla, Pinto Diana, Pinheiro Manuela, Silva Romina, Peixoto Ana, Rocha Patrícia, Veiga Isabel, Santos Catarina, Santos Rui, Cabreira Verónica, Lopes Paula, Henrique Rui, Teixeira Manuel R
Abstract excerpt
Despite all the knowledge already gathered, the picture of somatic genetic changes in colorectal tumorigenesis is far from complete. Recently, germline and somatic mutations in the exonuclease domain of polymerase epsilon, catalytic subunit (POLE) gene have been reported in a small subset of microsatellite-stable and hypermutated colorectal carcinomas (CRCs), affecting the proofreading activity of the enzyme and...
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