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Three molecular pathways model colorectal carcinogenesis in Lynch syndrome.
International journal of cancer - 1 Jul 2018
Ahadova Aysel, Gallon Richard, Gebert Johannes, Ballhausen Alexej, Endris Volker, Kirchner Martina, Stenzinger Albrecht, Burn John, von Knebel Doeberitz Magnus, Bläker Hendrik, Kloor Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Lynch syndrome is caused by germline mutations of DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. MMR deficiency has long been regarded as a secondary event in the pathogenesis of Lynch syndrome colorectal cancers. Recently, this concept has been challenged by the discovery of MMR-deficient crypt foci in the normal mucosa. We aimed to reconstruct colorectal carcinogenesis in Lynch syndrome by collecting molecular and histology...
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