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Chromosome 17p allelic loss in colorectal carcinoma. Clinical significance.
Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) - 1 Jun 1995
Takanishi D M, Angriman I, Yaremko M L, Montag A, Westbrook C A, Michelassi F
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OBJECTIVE: To correlate allelic losses on chromosomes 5q, 8p, 17p, and 18q in colorectal adenocarcinomas with histopathologic features of known prognostic significance. DESIGN: DNA was extracted from paired samples of 56 fresh-frozen colorectal adenocarcinomas (one classified as Dukes' stage A, 22 as Dukes' stage B, 27 as Dukes' stage C, and six as Dukes'stage D) and adjacent normal mucosa. SETTING: Specimens...
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