Article
Frequent and characteristic K-ras activation in aberrant crypt foci of colon. Is there preference among K-ras mutants for malignant progression?
Cancer - 15 Mar 1995
Yamashita N, Minamoto T, Ochiai A, Onda M, Esumi H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To investigate very early lesion of colorectal cancer, K-ras activation and nuclear p53 accumulation were studied in aberrant crypt focus (ACF). METHODS: ACF were microscopically identified in grossly normal mucosa of patients with colorectal cancer who underwent surgery. Each ACF was microdissected from the surgical specimen and divided into two pieces, one for histologic and immunohistochemical...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, ras
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
