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Somatic mutations of the APC gene in precancerous lesion of the stomach.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Sept 1993
Nakatsuru S, Yanagisawa A, Furukawa Y, Ichii S, Kato Y, Nakamura Y, Horii A
Abstract excerpt
The adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene, responsible for familial adenomatous polyposis, is also associated with development of sporadic tumors in digestive system as colon, stomach, or pancreas. In order to investigate whether or not APC mutations occur as an early genetic event during gastric carcinogenesis, we examined somatic mutations of APC in flat adenomas of the stomach. DNAs isolated from flat adenomas...
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