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Detection of K-ras mutation in colonic effluent samples from patients without evidence of colorectal carcinoma.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 6 Jul 1994
Tobi M, Luo F C, Ronai Z
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: K-ras gene mutation appears in more than 50% of patients with colon tumors. Both its frequency and early appearance may qualify this mutation as a potential biomarker. To enable early detection of mutant K-ras alleles, we had previously developed a sensitive polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based assay, i.e., enriched PCR, which enables detection of one mutant K-ras allele present within 10,000 normal...
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